BIOL 123B: Bioinformatics II
San Jose State University
Advanced Bioinformatics algorithms, tools, databases. Biological background; protein structure/function; sequencing technology; sequence identification; transcriptomics; metagenomics; CRISPR. Possible additional topics: functional genomics; protein networks; drug discovery; pathway analysis; immunoinformatics; analysis pipelines; machine learning applications. Project applying advanced approaches to real-world problems. Prerequisite(s): CS/BIOL123A. Allowed Majors: Computer Science, Data Science, Software Engineering, Biology, Chemistry or MS Bioinformatics.
Average GPA: 3.33
Grade distribution records: 167 students across 10 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A+ | 21 | 12.6% |
| A | 41 | 24.6% |
| A- | 27 | 16.2% |
| B+ | 18 | 10.8% |
| B | 24 | 14.4% |
| B- | 16 | 9.6% |
| C+ | 6 | 3.6% |
| C | 7 | 4.2% |
| C- | 1 | 0.6% |
| D+ | 2 | 1.2% |
| D | 1 | 0.6% |
| D- | 1 | 0.6% |
| F | 2 | 1.2% |
Based on 167 student grade records across 10 terms and 4 professors.
Instructors
- Philip Heller 90 students, Average GPA 3.22
- Mei-Chong Wendy Lee 48 students, Average GPA 3.26
- James Casaletto 17 students, Average GPA 3.92
- Leonard P Wesley 12 students, Average GPA 3.58