Bioinformatics
Bioinformatics has become an integral part of modern life sciences given the extensive amount of genomic data generated.
Based on concepts learnt in secondary school and high school, workshop participants will navigate and search for genetic information on web-based databases. Through accessing and interpreting existing genomic data, they will also learn how to create a phylogeny tree to elucidate the evolutionary relationships between different organisms, as well as explore the role that bioinformatics plays in society today.
Schools can select one of the two real-world contexts for hands-on case studies and activities:
Context A: Infectious Diseases (COVID-19)
Context B: Medicinal Plants
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Concepts covered:
Central Dogma of Molecular Biology, Databases, Sequence Alignment, Evolutionary Relationships
Duration: 2 – 2.5 hours || Number of participants: 20 – 30 || Mode: Online or In-person (NUS or in school)
For inquires and bookings, please email enquiries to Miss Ng Mei Ting at ngmt@nus.edu.sg (6516 4234) or sdlvisit@nus.edu.sg.
