George Mason University 
Department of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology 
Fall 2007 
BINF731. Protein Structure Analysis 

Tuesday 7:20-10:00 pm
OB Room 304B
3 credits

Instructor: Iosif Vaisman
Office: OB, Room 312
Office Hours: By appointment
Phone: 703-993-8431

Course description: Review of computational methods for the analysis, classification and prediction of three-dimensional protein structures. The course covers theoretical approaches, techniques and computational tools for protein structure analysis. The topics also include protein geometry and topology, 3D structure databases, protein modeling and engineering.

Course Requirements: The course will include two project assignments. There will be a final exam.

Grading: grades will be based on project assignments (60%), exam (30%), and class participation (10%).

Course outline

Lecture 1
Lecture 2
Lecture 3
Lecture 4
Lecture 5
Lecture 6
Lecture 7
Lecture 8
Lecture 9
Lecture 10
Lecture 11

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Lecture notes (Fall 2004)
Lecture notes (Fall 2003)
Lecture notes (Fall 2002)
Lecture notes (Fall 2001)

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