Biology of the systems

Duration

10h Th, 10h Mon. WS

Number of credits

Lecturer

Patrick Meyer

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

This course of Introduction to Systems Biology presents many methods of inference and even validation of metabolic, transcriptomic and proteins networks out of NGS data.
The exercises are performed mostly on the computer using the language R. At this level, basic knowledge in R is considered granted.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

The objective of this course is to 1) master and 2) be able to use simple methods of biological systems modelisation and analysis.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Prerequisite

• Biological Data Analysis with R (STAT0077 or INFO0956 or OCEA0224) 

• Bioinformatics (BIOL0008)
• Genomics (GENE0003)

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

The course is divided in two parts, the first one theoretical and the second one more practical, makes use of the concepts introduced in the first part.

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Blended learning


Additional information:

This course is essentially online through videos of theoretical materials, webpages of online exercises and videos of resolution of exercises.
Our RStudio server is available via a web navigator and allows students to perform the practical sessions online. The Ecampus forums are also available for online questions and answers.
A project and/or an interro is scheduled after the last course. This evaluation helps the student understand the tools for the evaluation and it even offers a bonus for the exam to those that reach the required threshold (specified on the course webpage).
Finally, presential sessions of questions and answers are planned during the course in order to assist students in the mastery of the course and its related evaluations.

Recommended or required readings

Practical information are available at the following link www.bioinfo.uliege.be/classes/BIOL0021/

Assessment methods and criteria

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

oral exam

Out-of-session test(s)


Additional information:

Each student is evaluated through an oral exam.  Typically a few theoretical questions are asked followed with practical questions quite similar to those presented during the practical sessions.
A project and an oline written interrogation (2h via ecampus) will be organized before the exam session. The students who reach the threshold at the written interro can be exempted from the oral exam.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

There are 5 theoretical lessons  (2h each) followed each by a practical session (also 2h). All the lessons are given online but some Q&A sessions will take place in the building B22, Labo B (floor -1).

Contacts

Prof. Patrick Meyer Life Sciences Department
Bdg B22, room 3/03 Campus du Sart-Tilman  Chemin de la Vallée, 4 4000 Liège - Belgique
Tél: 04/366 3030 email:  patrick.meyer@uliege.be  
Teaching Assistant:
Damien Sirjacobs ( d.sirjacobs@uliege.be )