Bioinformatics Resources

Datasets, tutorials, documentation, and more to power your research.

Everything You Need for Bioinformatics Research

From reference datasets to comprehensive tutorials, our resource library supports every stage of your bioinformatics journey. Access curated databases, download practice datasets, follow detailed protocols, and watch expert-led video tutorials. All resources are organized by type and topic for easy discovery.

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Biological Databases

Access genomic, proteomic, and chemical databases essential for research.

NCBI GenBankUniProt

Protocol Collections

Step-by-step experimental and computational protocols.

NGS Library PrepChIP-seq Protocol

Sample Datasets

Practice datasets for learning bioinformatics tools and workflows.

RNA-seq CountsVCF Examples

Video Tutorials

Visual guides for complex bioinformatics concepts and tools.

Galaxy BasicsR Programming

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Bioinformatics Stronghold

Part of Rosalind info, this specific track offers hundreds of practice problems ranging from calculating DNA nucleotide counts to complex algorithms.

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Course

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Bioinformatics for Biologists

A FutureLearn course by Wellcome Connecting Science designed to help biologists analyse and interpret genomics datasets.

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Biology Meets Programming: Bioinformatics for Beginners

A highly recommended course by UCSD on Coursera. It covers algorithms for biological problems and programming challenges in Python, designed specifically for beginners.

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Guide

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Introduction to Bioinformatics (LibreTexts)

A comprehensive open-access textbook covering the role of bioinformatics in systems biology and handling big biological data.

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Book

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The Biostar Handbook

A comprehensive data analysis guide for genomics. It covers Unix/Linux, Bash, RNA-seq, assembly, and more. A standard reference in the field.

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Computational Genomics with R

A free online textbook that guides you through the process of analyzing genomic data using the R programming language.

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Platform

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Rosalind

A platform for learning bioinformatics and programming through problem solving. It offers a stepping stone for biologists to learn programming.

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Tutorial

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Bioinformatics for Beginners: RNA-Seq

A National Cancer Institute (NCI) resource focusing on basic bioinformatics skills, including Unix command line and RNA-Seq analysis.

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Specialization

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Genomic Data Science Specialization

Offered by Johns Hopkins University, this specialization covers the concepts and tools to understand, analyze, and interpret data from next-generation sequencing experiments.

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