BMI Course Information
BMI 462 Advanced Topics In Biomedical Informatics II (3)
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Fall 2009 |
Course not offered |
Spring 2009 |
Course not offered |
Catalog Description
This course covers current trends and cutting edge research areas of bioinformatics, imaging informatics and translational science. The emphasis of this course is on informatics approaches to the novel data sources that are supplied by the next generation of methods for affordable gene sequencing, and initiatives underway to accelerate the integration of novel research findings into everyday clinical practice. Includes a series on modeling and simulation, current approaches to computer-aided diagnosis of medical images, ways in which technology can support the discovery of new knowledge, and the application of telemedicine to facilitate clinical care remotely.
Prerequisites
BMI 312
Course Learning Outcomes
Students who complete this course will be able to:
1. Describe current developments in these areas.
2. Identify future trends in biomedical informatics research in these areas.
3. Place these innovations in the context of the history of the field and identify probable growth areas.
4. Make and support suggestions for fertile areas for future research.
Major Topics and Time Covered
- Whole-genome analysis (2 weeks)
- Next-generation sequencing (1 week)
- Clinical trials support (2 weeks)
- Computer-aided diagnosis (imaging) (1 week)
- Literature-based knowledge discovery (2 weeks)
- 21st century telemedicine (1 week)
- Translational research networks (caBIG, BRIN, etc) (1 week)
- Modeling and simulation (general) (1 week)
- Biologic models (1 week)
- Population models (1 week)
- Patient and organizational models (1 week)
- Phenotype modeling (1 week)