BIOS 220: Adventures in the Human Virosphere
Structure and function of viruses focusing on viruses that infect humans. Explore the interaction of humans and viruses from diverse perspectives: historical, cultural, political, demographic, organismal, molecular biological, biochemical, immunological, taxonomic. Emphasis on general principles of biology and matters of decision-making and policy. Selected case studies illustrate course material. Full-time immersive format of lectures, discussions, videos and model building. Recommended for non-virology students.
Terms: Sum
| Units: 3
BIOS 221: Modern Statistics for Modern Biology (STATS 366)
Application based course in nonparametric statistics. Modern toolbox of visualization and statistical methods for the analysis of data, examples drawn from immunology, microbiology, cancer research and ecology. Methods covered include multivariate methods (PCA and extensions), sparse representations (trees, networks, contingency tables) as well as nonparametric testing (Bootstrap, permutation and Monte Carlo methods). Hands on, use R and cover many Bioconductor packages. Prerequisite: Minimal familiarity with computers. Instructor consent.
Terms: Sum
| Units: 3
Instructors:
Holmes, S. (PI)
;
Martin, T. (PI)
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