Welcome to the course website for BNFO262/BGGN237/BIOM262: Quantitative Methods in Genetics and Genomics!
This interactive course is taught by a variety of experts in the field of genetics and genomics! These experts will go over the conceptual background behind different sequencing technologies and/or analytical techniques, as well as provide an interactive introduction to performing bioinformatics analyses in the form of Jupyter Notebooks.
Check out the course syllabus for more details.
Welcome to the course lecture repository for the 2026 quarter. This repository contains essential resources, assignments, and materials for the course. Below, you’ll find the link to the OneDrive folder that hosts all the lecture videos for this quarter.
The lecture videos for the 2026 quarter are organized into modules 1 through 10. Each module covers different topics relevant to the course, providing in-depth explanations and insights.
You can access the lecture videos for the 2026 quarter through "Media Gallery" on Canvas or by clicking the link below:
OneDrive: 2026 Quarter Lecture Videos
Please note that there might be no sound if you watch the recordings directly on OneDrive; in that case please watch the recordings on Canvas or download the video from OneDrive.
| Week | Starting Date | Topic | Lecturer(s) | DataHub Environment | Homework Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan 6 | Module 1: Programming Basics in Python, UNIX, and R | TAs | programming-R | None |
| 2 | Jan 13 | Module 2: Introduction to Statistics | Michelle Franc Ragsac | stats | None |
| 3 | Jan 20 | Module 3: Chromatin and ChIP-Sequencing (ChIP-seq) | Alon Goren | chipseq | Homework 1 (due 1/29 9 am) |
| 4 | Jan 27 | Module 4: RNA-Sequencing (RNA-seq) | Robert Morey | rna-seq | None |
| 5 | Feb 3 | Module 5: Single-Cell RNA-Sequencing (scRNA-seq) | Robert Morey | scrna-seq | Homework 2 (due 2/12 9 am) |
| 6 | Feb 10 | Module 6: Image Processing and Spatial Transcriptomics | Johannes Schöneberg Colin Kern + Quan Zhu |
imgproc spatial-tx |
Midterm (due 2/19 9 am) |
| 7 | Feb 17 | Module 7: Variant Calling | Kyle Gaulton | variant_calling | None |
| 8 | Feb 24 | Module 8: Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS) and QTL mapping | Michelle Franc Ragsac | gwas | Homework 3 (due 3/5 9 am) |
| 9 | Mar 3 | Module 9: ecDNA | Vineet Bafna | ecDNA | None |
| 10 | Mar 10 | Module 10: Network Biology | Hannah Carter | networks | Take-Home Final (due 3/19 9 am) |
| 11 | Mar 19 | Finals Week | - | - | - |