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Bioinformatics Courses

Bioinformatics courses can help you learn sequence alignment, gene expression analysis, and protein structure prediction. You can build skills in data visualization, statistical analysis, and algorithm development. Many courses introduce tools like Bioconductor, BLAST, and Python libraries such as Biopython, that support analyzing biological data and implementing computational methods in research.

Popular Bioinformatics Courses and Certifications


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    Johns Hopkins University

    Leading Change in Health Informatics

    Skills you'll gain: Healthcare Project Management, Health Informatics, Clinical Informatics, Change Control, Health Care Administration, Clinical Leadership, IT Management, Strategic Leadership, Health Technology, Health Care, Decision Support Systems, Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI), Electronic Medical Record, System Implementation, Process Modeling, Electronic Medical Record System

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Johns Hopkins University

    The Social and Technical Context of Health Informatics

    Skills you'll gain: Health Informatics, Health Technology, Health Systems, Health Policy, Health Care, Informatics, Health Information Management, Information Technology, Health Care Procedure and Regulation, Systems Analysis, Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act (HIPAA) Compliance, System Requirements, Requirements Analysis, Interoperability, Data Literacy, Data Sharing, Medical Imaging, Emerging Technologies

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Specialty Topics: Biology Across Disciplines

    Skills you'll gain: Human Development, Biology, Child Development, Music, Decision Making, Liberal Arts, Life Sciences, Education and Training, Psychology, Performing Arts, Medical Science and Research, Pedagogy, Business Research, Business Economics, Clinical Trials, Instructional and Curriculum Design

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Rice University

    Introduction to Biology: Evolution

    Skills you'll gain: Life Sciences, Biology, Anatomy, Microbiology, Scientific Methods

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    89 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Columbia University

    HI-FIVE: Health Informatics For Innovation, Value & Enrichment (Clinical Perspective)

    Skills you'll gain: Care Coordination, Value-Based Care, Care Management, Patient Coordination, Clinical Informatics, Health Informatics, Interoperability, Health Technology, Healthcare Ethics, Clinical Leadership, Patient-centered Care, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Health Systems, Health Care, Health Information Management, Primary Care, Telehealth, Health Policy, Data Sharing, Communication

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    161 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Multiple educators

    Object Oriented Programming in Java

    Skills you'll gain: Unit Testing, Data Structures, Event-Driven Programming, File I/O, Interactive Data Visualization, Java, Java Programming, Object Oriented Design, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), User Interface (UI), Debugging, Software Testing, Computer Programming, Cryptography, Software Engineering, Bioinformatics, Algorithms, Data Analysis, Software Design, Problem Solving

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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Rice University

    Fundamentals of Computing

    Skills you'll gain: Computational Thinking, Event-Driven Programming, Algorithms, Combinatorics, Graph Theory, Programming Principles, Application Development, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Structures, Theoretical Computer Science, Probability, Video Game Development, Bioinformatics, Interactive Design, Animation and Game Design, Python Programming, Data Analysis, Program Development, Computer Science, Computer Programming

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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of Toronto

    Plant Bioinformatics Capstone

    Skills you'll gain: Network Analysis, Laboratory Reports, Bioinformatics, Research Reports, Molecular, Cellular, and Microbiology, Biology, Analysis, Correlation Analysis, Biotechnology, Data Synthesis, Statistical Methods, Experimentation

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

    Network Analysis in Systems Biology

    Skills you'll gain: Bioinformatics, Unsupervised Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms, Biology, Data Processing, Data Integration, Network Model, Life Sciences, Statistical Methods, Open Source Technology, Scientific Visualization, General Science and Research, Cell Biology, Unix Commands, Laboratory Research

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of California San Diego

    Bioinformatics Capstone: Big Data in Biology

    Skills you'll gain: Bioinformatics, Molecular Biology, Molecular, Cellular, and Microbiology, Biotechnology, Life Sciences, Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Precision Medicine, Structural Analysis

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Duke University

    Java Programming: Solving Problems with Software

    Skills you'll gain: Debugging, Bioinformatics, Java, Algorithms, Java Programming, Program Development, Object Oriented Design, Programming Principles, Statistical Analysis, Software Design, Computer Programming, File I/O, Data Processing, Software Documentation, Data Manipulation, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Data Analysis, Descriptive Statistics, Web Scraping, Problem Solving

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    University of California San Diego

    Hacking COVID-19: Metabolic Pathway Analysis Yields SARS-CoV-2 Drug Targets

    Skills you'll gain: Bioinformatics, Computational Thinking, Informatics, Network Analysis, Medical Science and Research, Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, Biochemistry, Data Mining, Scientific Visualization, Data Synthesis, Data Literacy, Molecular, Cellular, and Microbiology, Pharmacology, Microbiology

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular bioinformatics courses

  • Leading Change in Health Informatics: Johns Hopkins University
  • The Social and Technical Context of Health Informatics: Johns Hopkins University
  • Specialty Topics: Biology Across Disciplines: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Introduction to Biology: Evolution: Rice University
  • HI-FIVE: Health Informatics For Innovation, Value & Enrichment (Clinical Perspective): Columbia University
  • Object Oriented Programming in Java: University of California San Diego
  • Fundamentals of Computing: Rice University
  • Plant Bioinformatics Capstone: University of Toronto
  • Network Analysis in Systems Biology: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
  • Bioinformatics Capstone: Big Data in Biology: University of California San Diego

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