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.

University of California San Diego
Skills you'll gain: Bioinformatics, Molecular Biology, Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, Computational Thinking, Life Sciences, Microbiology, Science and Research
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California San Diego
Skills you'll gain: Algorithms, Debugging, Development Testing, Software Testing, Computational Thinking, Computer Programming, Theoretical Computer Science, Bioinformatics
★ 4.6 (13K) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado Boulder
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
★ 4.4 (41) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Bioinformatics, R (Software), Data Analysis Software, Big Data, R Programming, Statistical Programming, Statistical Software, Statistical Analysis, Data Preprocessing, Data Processing, Data Manipulation, Data Structures, Software Installation, Data Import/Export, Data Access
★ 3.8 (385) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Skills you'll gain: Data Synthesis, Network Analysis, Analysis, Biology, Biotechnology, Data Integration, Laboratory Testing, Bioinformatics, Network Model, Systems Integration, Research, Simulation and Simulation Software, Mathematical Modeling
★ 4.5 (12) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Northeastern University
Skills you'll gain: Medical Privacy, Health Informatics, Health Information Management, Health Insurance Portability And Accountability Act (HIPAA) Compliance, Digital Transformation, Health Systems, Health Administration, Health Technology, Health Care, Health Care Procedure and Regulation, Emerging Technologies, Information Privacy, Data Management, Technology Strategies, Cybersecurity, Data Security, Security Strategy, Innovation, Data Integration
★ 4.9 (17) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Skills you'll gain: Bioinformatics, Unsupervised Learning, Machine Learning Methods, R (Software), Data Analysis Software, Molecular Biology, Informatics, Applied Machine Learning, Biostatistics, Biology, Machine Learning Algorithms, Data Processing, Data Integration, Data Transformation, Network Model, Life Sciences, Statistical Methods, Open Source Technology, Scientific Visualization, General Science and Research
★ 4.5 (204) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Rice University
Skills you'll gain: Life Sciences, Biology, Taxonomy, Anatomy, Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Mathematical Modeling, Scientific Methods
★ 4.9 (87) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of California San Diego
Skills you'll gain: Bioinformatics, Epidemiology, Infectious Diseases, Molecular, Cellular, and Microbiology, Life Sciences, Computational Thinking, Molecular Biology, Biology, Science and Research
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Methods, Probability & Statistics, Statistical Inference, Biostatistics, Sampling (Statistics), Statistics, Data Analysis, Analysis, Sample Size Determination, Risk Analysis, Probability Distribution
★ 4.3 (138) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: C and C++, Data Import/Export, C++ (Programming Language), Communication Systems
★ 4.5 (13) · Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Colorado System
Skills you'll gain: Data Manipulation, Informatics, Clinical Informatics, Data Science, Health Informatics, Clinical Data Management, Classification Algorithms, Analytics, Model Evaluation, Data Validation, Performance Testing
★ 4.5 (40) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months