BINF 6420 — Omics in Bioinformatics
4 semester hoursGraduateLectureusually offered: fall, springBostonOakland, CAOnlinePortland, MaineToronto, CanadaOnlineTraditional
Focuses on some of the omics, other than genomics and proteomics, in relation to the bioinformatic tools that exist to analyze data. Provides a brief background on each field of study and then focuses on the current bioinformatics tools used. Topics include transcriptomics (transcription and gene expression), metabolomics (metabolism), glycomics (carbohydrates), lipomics (lipids), and phenomics (phenotypic data). Does not cover genomics and proteomics.
Prerequisites
- one of:
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 1 | 13 | 25 | 52% | 12.0 |
| Spring 2024 | 1 | 17 | 25 | 68% | 8.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 2 | 41 | 50 | 82% | 4.5 |
| Spring 2025 | 3 | 44 | 51 | 86% | 2.3 |
| Fall 2025 | 3 | 54 | 76 | 71% | 7.3 |
| Spring 2026 | 3 | 54 | 75 | 72% | 7.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 11% · T 25% · W 0% · Th 20% · F 10%
Common patterns: async (44% of sections), R (20% of sections), T (15% of sections), M (11% of sections), TF (10% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Maxim Wolf (51% of students) · reviews
- Nabil Atallah (38% of students) · reviews
- Oyeronke Ayansola (11% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Marcus Sherman (31% of students) · reviews
- Maxim Wolf (22% of students) · reviews
- Nabil Atallah (22% of students) · reviews
- Andrey Ptitsyn (22% of students) · reviews
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
Official catalog (BINF course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All BINF courses · Plan it at numap.app