Courses

Bioinformatics (Sackler G16.2604)
Course description:

This is a practical course in Bioinformatics which will emphasize how to use the computer as a tool for biomedical research. Prerequsites include a thorough understanding of theoretical and practical aspects of molecular biology, and some University level mathematics and statistics, but no prior knowledge of computer programming or computer hardware is necessary.

Instructor: Stuart Brown
Offered: Spring 2010
Course Website/Slides: http://www.med.nyu.edu/rcr/rcr/course/syllabus.html

 

Introduction to Medical Informatics (MED.305)
Course description:

This course will serve as an introduction to Medical Informatics, which is the interdisciplinary science of information management in Medicine. The focus of the course will be on areas of Medical Informatics relevant to clinical research in medicine and public health. Innovative methods to capture, store, and retrieve clinical and population level data as well as ways in which information systems which can support research interventions will be reviewed. We will also examine the ways in which Informatics can initiate, facilitate, and enable clinical and translational research.

Instructors: John Chelico (Course Director), Marc Triola, Michael Cantor, Stuart Brown, Nirav Shah.
Offered: Fall 2009
Course Website/Slides: https://alex.med.nyu.edu/portal/

 

Introduction to translational and clinical bioinformatics (Pathology residents training) 
Course description: 

This course provides pathology residents with basic training in translational and clinical bioinformatics with an emphasis on development of molecular profiles (signatures) for translational research.

Instructors: Constantin F. Aliferis, Alexander Statnikov
Offered: Fall 2009
Course Website/Slides:
Class 1(pdf) | Class 2(pdf) | Class 2(additional materials) | Class 3(pdf) | Class 4(additional materials)