- the book provides a unique overview of the NCBI resources, including BLAST (which are foundational to bioinformatics), and how to use them, making it a great introduction to bioinformatics and a great resource for those just starting in an industry lab
- whereas many bioinformatics books try to cover every aspect of the topic and easily confuse readers, this is highly practical and focuses on key resources and tools, and how to use them
- the companion website contains tutorials, R and Python codes, instructor materials including slides, exercises, and problems for students
Hamid D. Ismail earned his Ph.D. and M.Sc. in computational science from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, USA, and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) and Applied Diploma in Statistics and Programming from the University of Khartoum, Sudan. He has worked as an adjunct professor, bioinformatics specialist, bioinformatics tool developer, senior scientist, statistician, and database consultant with several institutions. He is currently a Ph.D. Research Associate at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. Dr. Ismail is a published author in bioinformatics, statistics, machine learning, and bio-science, and hehas developed a number of bioinformatics desktop and web-based applications. He is also a reviewer for a number of academic journals.
Title: Bioinformatics: A Practical Guide to NCBI Databases and Sequence Alignments (Chapman & Hall/CRC Computational Biology Series)
Author: Ismail, Hamid D.
ISBN: 9781032123691
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Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Publication Date: 2022-03-23
Number of Pages: 456
Weight: 0.7882 kg
Bioinformatics is a necessary text that will help researchers/students gain background knowledge and understand the usage of NCBI databases. It is well suited for audiences who do not have a bioinformatics background as it defines what genomic data is and the fundamentals of the sequence alignment. It also thoroughly explains how to use NCBI tools to retrieve the researchers' genomic data of interest.
-- Roshonda Jones, Senior Bioinformatics Scientist, Nom Nom
