BLAST Courses and Certifications

Microcredential

Plant Bioinformatic Methods

Explore plant biology through bioinformatics, covering genomics, transcriptomics, and protein interactions. Learn to use 33 plant-specific tools and apply them in a capstone project to hypothesize gene functions.

• Coursera
• 35 weeks, 2 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Paid Course
• 4 courses

Biopython

150 ratings at Udemy

Learn to use Biopython for bioinformatics tasks: sequence analysis, alignments, BLAST searches, and database interactions. Gain practical skills for handling biological data with Python.

• Udemy
• 2-3 hours
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

Introductory Molecular Biology & Animal Physiology Lab

1 review

Explore molecular biology and animal physiology through hands-on lab techniques, data analysis, and genomics. Gain practical skills in R, electrophoresis, DNA isolation, and bioinformatics tools.

• YouTube
• 4 hours 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

San Diego State University

Computational Genomics

Explore computational genomics, covering DNA sequencing technologies, genome assembly, BLAST algorithms, antibiotic resistance, and advanced k-mer analysis techniques.

• YouTube
• 6 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Video

ENSEMBL Genome Browser

Learn to navigate and utilize the ENSEMBL Genome Browser, including BLAST, synteny viewing, and Biomart, in this comprehensive tutorial for beginners.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Bioinformatics Course Lectures

Comprehensive bioinformatics lectures covering genomics, sequencing, evolution, statistics, alignment, phylogenetics, assembly, annotation, and genetic variation for aspiring bioinformaticians.

• YouTube
• 14 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Manolis Kellis

Sequence Alignment and Dynamic Programming in Computational Biology - Lecture 4

Comprehensive exploration of sequence alignment techniques, from comparative genomics to dynamic programming, covering local alignment, hashing, and BLAST for efficient genomic analysis and evolutionary insights.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 23 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Introdução à Programação para Bioinformática com Python

2358 ratings at Udemy

Aprenda programação com a linguagem Python para manipulação de dados biológicos e pesquisas científicas

• Udemy
• 8 hours 12 minutes
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

BLAST: Ferramenta de Alinhamentos Locais de Sequências

648 ratings at Udemy

Aprenda a executar esta ferramenta largamente usada na Bioinformática

• Udemy
• 1 hour
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Bioinformatics: Life Sciences on Your Computer

4 reviews

What makes bioinformatics education exciting is that people of a variety of education levels can get started quickly, with just a computer and internet access.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 4-8 hours a week
• Finished
• Free Online Course (Audit)