Course Identification

Title:

Phylogenetic Analysis

Code:

20243591

Lecturers and Teaching Assistants

Lecturers:

Dr. Shifra Ben-Dor, Dr. Elena Fidel

TA's:

N/A

Course Schedule and Location

Year:

2024

Semester:

First Semester

When / Where:

Sunday, 09:15 - 11:00, FGS, Rm C

First Lecture:

26/11/2023

End date:

21/01/2024

Field of Study, Course Type and Credit Points

Life Sciences: Lecture; 1.00 points
Life Sciences (ExCLS Track): Elective; 1.00 points

Comments

N/A

Prerequisites

No

Restrictions

Participants:

24

Language of Instruction

English

Attendance and participation

Obligatory

Grade Type

Pass / Fail

Grade Breakdown (in %)

Attendance

50%

Assignments:

50%

Evaluation Type

Other

Scheduled date 1

Date / due date

N/A

Location

N/A

Time

-

Remarks

N/A

Estimated Weekly Independent Workload (in hours)

2

Syllabus

This course will cover the basics of Phylogenetic Analysis, both theoretical and practical aspects.

The course will be discussion based with active participation required.

A general outline (subject to change):

- Introduction and Biology Basics

- Multiple Alignment

- Models of Evolution

- Distance methods

- Character methods

- Phylogenomics

There will be a short weekly assignment which will be the basis of the next weeks discussion.

This is a half semester course, starting at the end of November.

The course is intended for second year Msc students and above.

Learning Outcomes

Students who complete the course should have a deeper understanding of the various theories underlying phylogenetic analysis, as well as practical approaches to performing the analysis independently.

Reading List

A reading list will be provided during the semester

Website

N/A