Summer Courses

BIOMEDICAL INFORMATICS (BIOINF) COURSES

(as of August 2024)

BIOINF 2018

Introduction to R Programming for Scientific Research (3 credits)

Science is increasingly inter-disciplinary, and programming has become a valuable skill in many investigations. This course is designed to empower you with the ability solve scientific problems through writing computer programs. Emphasis is placed on using the R language to solve biology problems.

Instructor: Erik Wright, Ph.D.

Term:  Summer (Summer 6-week-2)

Days/Times: Tuesdays/Fridays from 8:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.

Location: Room 430, Bridgeside Point 2 (450 Technology Drive by Hot Metal Bridge)

Expected class size: 10-15

BIOINF 2129

Internship in Global Health Informatics (3 credits)

The Summer Internship in Global Health Informatics will be expanded to accommodate 5 students from the US. Students will travel to Malawi to study Global Health Informatics in low-resource settings alongside Malawian health and technology professionals. Students will have an opportunity to propose, design and develop a product or intervention relevant to solving a particular problem the group has identified.

Instructor:  Gerald Douglas, Ph.D.

Term:  Summer

Days/Times:  TBA

Location:  Malawi, Africa

Prerequisites:  BIOINF 2124 and permission from instructor

Expected class size:  2-5

BIOINF 2132

Special Topic Seminar in Medical Informatics (1-3 credits)

This course is designed for faculty to offer small groups of students a study course on a topic of mutual interest and concern in the faculty member’s area of expertise.

Instructor:  Department of Biomedical Informatics Faculty (will vary)

Term:  TBA

Days/Times:  TBA/TBA

Location:  407A BAUM, 5607 Baum Blvd.

Prerequisites:  Discuss with Instructor

Expected class size:  5-10

This course could be offered in any given term — check with Toni Porterfield (tls18@pitt.edu)

BIOINF 2480 (1-6 credits)

Masters Thesis/Project Research

BIOINF 2990 (1-6 credits)  

Masters Independent Study

BIOINF 2993 (1-6 credits)

Masters Directed Study

BIOINF 3990 (1-6 credits)

Doctoral Independent Study

BIOINF 3995 (1-6 credits)

Doctoral Directed Study

 

BIOINF 3998 (3 credits)

Doctoral Teaching Practicum

BIOINF 3999 (18 credits)

Doctoral Dissertation Research

NOTE:  Students registering for Full-time Dissertation Study must register under the School of Medicine’s Course Number:   FTDS 0000 (0 credits)