Genomic Data Science and Clustering (Bioinformatics V) Coursera

Overview

How do we infer which genes orchestrate various processes in the cell?  How did humans migrate out of Africa and spread around the world? In this class, we will see that these two seemingly different questions can be addressed using similar algorithmic and machine learning techniques arising from the general problem of dividing data points into distinct clusters.

Key facts

In the first half of the Genomic Data Science and Clustering (Bioinformatics V) offered by Coursera in partnership with UC San Diego, we will introduce algorithms for clustering a group of objects into a collection of clusters based on their similarity, a classic problem in data science, and see how these algorithms can be applied to gene expression data.

In the second half of the course, we will introduce another classic tool in data science called principal components analysis that can be used to preprocess multidimensional data before clustering in an effort to greatly reduce the number dimensions without losing much of the "signal" in the data.

Finally, you will learn how to apply popular bioinformatics software tools to solve a real problem in clustering.

Build your subject-matter expertise

• Learn new concepts from industry experts

• Gain a foundational understanding of a subject or tool

• Develop job-relevant skills with hands-on projects

• Earn a shareable career certificate

Skills you'll gain

• Life Sciences

• Data Analysis

• Bioinformatics

• Machine Learning

• Unsupervised Learning

• Dimensionality Reduction

• Computer Programming