BIO HELP LEARNING COURSE

Biological Databases, BLAST and Sequence Analysis

Find, retrieve and compare biological sequences: NCBI, Ensembl and UniProt, BLAST searches, pairwise and multiple alignment, and phylogenetic trees.

Genomics

◉ Beginner◷ 12 Hours▣ Certificate Included

Course Information

Everything you need to know before enrolling.

MODE OF LEARNINGOnline

LANGUAGEEnglish

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About This Course

Every bioinformatics project starts with finding the right data. This course teaches you how biological databases are organized and how to retrieve genes, proteins and genomes with confidence.

You then compare sequences with BLAST, build pairwise and multiple sequence alignments, interpret similarity scores, and construct and read phylogenetic trees, finishing with a complete homology analysis.

Who this course is for

Biotechnology, microbiology and genetics students new to bioinformatics
Researchers who need to identify or compare genes and proteins
Anyone preparing for bioinformatics interviews or exams

Prerequisites

Basic biology. Introductory Python is helpful but not required.

Final project

Retrieve a gene and its protein, find homologues with BLAST, align them and build a phylogenetic tree with an interpretation note.

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What You’ll Learn

✓Navigate NCBI, Ensembl and UniProt

✓Read FASTA, GenBank and UniProt records

✓Run and interpret BLAST searches

✓Build pairwise and multiple sequence alignments

✓Construct and interpret phylogenetic trees

✓Annotate genes and proteins using public resources

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Tools & Technologies

NCBIEnsemblUniProtPDBBLASTClustal OmegaMUSCLEMEGAJalviewBiopython

Course Curriculum

What you will learn, module by module

8 modules 12 hours of training 32 topics Certificate on completion

- What bioinformatics is and where it is used
- Types of biological data: sequences, structures, expression
- Primary vs. secondary databases
- File formats: FASTA and GenBank
- Searching Gene, Nucleotide and Protein
- Reading a GenBank record
- Downloading sequences in bulk
- Finding literature with PubMed
- Exploring genes and transcripts in Ensembl
- Protein function and domains in UniProt
- Protein structures in the PDB
- Linking records across databases
- Why we align sequences
- Global vs. local alignment
- Scoring matrices: PAM and BLOSUM
- Gap penalties and alignment scores
- blastn, blastp, blastx and tblastn
- Choosing the right database and settings
- Reading E-values, bit scores and identity
- Avoiding common BLAST misinterpretations
- Progressive alignment concepts
- Running Clustal Omega and MUSCLE
- Viewing and editing alignments in Jalview
- Spotting conserved regions and motifs
- Trees, branches and evolutionary distance
- Distance and maximum-likelihood methods
- Building trees in MEGA
- Bootstrap support and reading a tree
- Predicting gene and protein function
- Using Biopython to fetch and parse records
- Mini project: a full homology analysis
- Writing up results clearly

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Your Instructor

Bio Help Learning Educator

Bioinformatics Educator & Mentor

Learn from experienced educators and practitioners through practical, career-focused bioinformatics training.

Frequently Asked Questions

6 answers about this course

Do I need to know programming?

No. Most of the course uses web tools; Biopython is shown as an optional extra.

Is this course useful for exams like GATE or CSIR-NET?

It covers core sequence analysis concepts that appear in many exams, but it is designed as practical training rather than exam coaching.

Which course should I take next?

Linux and Command Line, then Introduction to NGS, to move into sequencing data analysis.

Will I get a certificate?

Yes, after completing all modules, the quizzes and the final project.

How do I get fee and batch details?

Pre-register on this page or contact us on WhatsApp, and our team will share the details.

How long will I have access to the course?

You get full access to all course materials for 3 months from the date of enrollment.

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