WSQ - Bioinformatics Data Analysis with R Bioconductor

Topic 1: Introduction to Bioconductor and  Sequence Analysis

• Overview of Bioinformatics
• Understanding Sequence Alignment
• Introduction to Bioconductor
• Multiple Sequence Analysis
• Interpreting Sequence Similarity Scores

Topic 2: Structural Bioinformatics and Variant Calling 

• Introduction to Structural Bioinformatics
• Analysing Protein Structures
• Variant Calling Using Bioconductor
• Evaluating Relationships Between Protein Structures and Functions

Topic 3: Transcriptomes, Genomics, and Variant Analysis 

• Introduction to Transcriptome Data Analysis
• Genomic Data Analysis and Visualization
• Gene Expression Analysis and Differential Expression
• Variant Detection and Annotation in Genomic Data 

Topic 4: Machine Learning for Bioinformatics 

• Introduction to Machine Learning
• Machine Learning for Predictive Modelling in Bioinformatics
• Clustering and Classification of Biological Data
• Predictive Models for Genomic and Transcriptomic Data

Topic 5: Data Visualization for Bioinformatics 

• Creating Data Visualizations using ggbio
• Heatmaps for Transcriptomic and Genomic Data
• Visualizing Biological Pathways and Networks
• Communicating Biological Insights through Effective Visualizations

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Knowledge and Skills

• Able to operate using computer functions
• Minimum 3 GCE ‘O’ Levels Passes including English or WPL Level 5 (Average of Reading, Listening, Speaking & Writing Scores)

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• Enthusiastic Learner

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• Bioinformatics Analyst
• Data Scientist (Bioinformatics)
• Computational Biologist
• Biostatistician
• Genomics Data Scientist
• Bioinformatics Research Scientist
• Molecular Data Analyst
• Proteomics Data Analyst
• Genomic Data Analyst
• Clinical Bioinformatics Specialist
• Bioinformatics Software Developer
• Machine Learning Engineer (Bioinformatics)
• Bioinformatics Consultant
• Biotechnologist
• Biomedical Data Scientist
• R Programmer (Bioinformatics)
• Big Data Analyst (Life Sciences)
• Research Associate (Genomics)
• Systems Biologist
• Healthcare Data Scientist

Dwight Nuwan Fonseka: Dwight Nuwan Fonseka is a ACTA certified trainer.  Dwight Nuwan Fonseka have a degree in Biotechnology (from NUS), Advanced diploma in Pharmaceutical management (from MDIS) and Masters in Education (from NTU). He have 8 years experience of teaching biology at O and A levels/ IB level in international schools in Singapore and overseas.