Applied Bioinformatics: An Introduction - Softcover

Selzer, Paul M.; Marhöfer, Richard J.; Koch, Oliver

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3319682997 ISBN 13: 9783319682990

Publisher: Springer, 2018

Synopsis

This book introduces readers to the basic principles of bioinformatics and the practical application and utilization of computational tools, without assuming any prior background in programming or informatics. It provides a coherent overview of the complex field and focuses on the implementation of online tools, genome databases and software that can benefit scientists and students in the life sciences. Training tutorials with practical bioinformatics exercises and solutions facilitate the understanding and application of such tools and interpretation of results. In addition, a glossary explains terminology that is widely used in the field. This straightforward introduction to applied bioinformatics offers an essential resource for students, as well as scientists seeking to understand the basis of sequencing analysis, functional genomics and protein structure predictions.

About this title

About the Author

Paul M. Selzer works as a researcher and scientific manager at Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health, Germany. He is also a visiting professor at the Interfaculty Institute of Biochemistry of the University of Tübingen, Germany and an honorary professor at the department of Infection, Immunity, and Inflammation at the University of Glasgow, Scotland.

Richard J. Marhöfer is responsible for computational chemistry and computational biology at MSD Animal Health, Germany. 

Oliver Koch is an independent group leader for medicinal chemistry at the technical University in Dortmund, Germany.

Review

From the reviews (of the German edition):

The book presents a fundamental and practical treatment of all important aspects. (...) The text is well written and easy to understand. It stimulates to go on reading to the end of each chapter and to work on the "questions".

(Biospektrum Oct. 2004)

So far, sciences students have no systematic introduction available into the structure of data bases and the intelligently structured search for information. The new text book of Selzer, Marhöfer and Rohwer here fills this gap. The book can be thoroughly recommended to students and instructors in the sciences and molecular medicine. It also can be very useful for biocomputering courses being established at a growing number of universities.

(Biologen heute 5.2003)

Particularly useful are the description of the existing, important data bases on the internet, their usage, and the handling and analysis of the data gained as well as their application in bioinformatics.

(Informatik, Biometrie und Epidemiologie in Medizin und Biologie Feb.2004)

About this edition

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 3319682997
• ISBN 13: 9783319682990
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 199