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Vladimir A Likić¹

¹The Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, University of Melbourne, 30 Flemington Road, Parkville 3010, Australia. vlikic@unimelb.edu.au.

Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education : a Bimonthly Publication of the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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Area of Science:

Biomolecular Structure
Bioinformatics
Computational Biology

Background:

Traditional bioinformatics education often relies on internet-based tools and databases.
Undergraduate students, particularly those with biological backgrounds, may lack programming proficiency.
Limited time and resources pose challenges for introducing programming in a bioinformatics curriculum.

Purpose of the Study:

To describe the experience of teaching structural bioinformatics to undergraduate students.
To introduce computer programming as a practical skill for bioinformatics problem-solving.
To develop an alternative to internet-dependent bioinformatics approaches.

Main Methods:

Teaching programming fundamentals to students with a biological background.
Integrating programming into practical sessions focused on macromolecular structure.
Utilizing a problem-based learning approach relevant to structure-function relationships.

Main Results:

Students were successfully introduced to programming from a beginner level within a limited timeframe.
The programming approach provided an alternative to traditional internet bioinformatics methods.
Students gained the ability to independently solve a simple bioinformatics problem related to biomolecular structure.

Conclusions:

Teaching programming as part of a structural bioinformatics course is feasible for biology undergraduates.
A hands-on, programming-centric approach can effectively enhance understanding of biomolecular structure and bioinformatics.
This educational strategy offers a valuable alternative for bioinformatics training.