Dwight Nuwan Fonseka is Head of Data Science at Plano Pte. Ltd. and an ACLP-certified trainer with deep expertise in data analytics, machine learning, and AI applications. He has extensive hands-on experience developing predictive models, RShiny dashboards, and deep learning solutions using R, Python, TensorFlow, and Keras. With a strong professional background in healthcare, finance, and customer analytics, Dwight brings an applied perspective to teaching AI, focusing on both the opportunities and risks of emerging technologies.
Course Details
Course Details
What You'll Learn
Topic 1: Introduction to Bioconductor and Sequence Analysis
Overview of Bioinformatics
Understanding Sequence Alignment
Introduction to Bioconductor
Multiple Sequence Analysis
Interpreting Sequence Similarity Scores
Topic 2: Structural Bioinformatics and Variant Calling
Introduction to Structural Bioinformatics
Analysing Protein Structures
Variant Calling Using Bioconductor
Evaluating Relationships Between Protein Structures and Functions
Topic 3: Transcriptomes, Genomics, and Variant Analysis
Introduction to Transcriptome Data Analysis
Genomic Data Analysis and Visualization
Gene Expression Analysis and Differential Expression
Variant Detection and Annotation in Genomic Data
Topic 4: Machine Learning for Bioinformatics
Introduction to Machine Learning
Machine Learning for Predictive Modelling in Bioinformatics
Clustering and Classification of Biological Data
Predictive Models for Genomic and Transcriptomic Data
Topic 5: Data Visualization for Bioinformatics
Creating Data Visualizations using ggbio
Heatmaps for Transcriptomic and Genomic Data
Visualizing Biological Pathways and Networks
Communicating Biological Insights through Effective Visualizations
Course Info
SSG Training Grant
SSG TG is $30 per pax. Net fee after SSG TG is $502.86. Absentee Payroll is not eligible.
Prerequisite
This is an intermediate course. the following basic knowledge is assumed
Software Requirement
Please download and install the following software prior to the class
Job Roles
Job Roles
- Bioinformatics Specialist
- Genomic Data Analyst
- Biostatistician
- Research Scientist in Genetics
- Clinical Data Manager
- Computational Biologist
- Biomedical Informatics Analyst
- Healthcare Data Scientist
- Genomic Research Associate
- Molecular Biologist
- Bioconductor Developer
- Pharmaceutical Data Scientist
- Population Geneticist
- Oncology Bioinformatics Specialist
- Agricultural Genomics Researcher
- Personalized Medicine Specialist
- Genetic Epidemiologist
- Data Scientist in Biotechnology
- Laboratory Information Management Specialist
- Machine Learning Specialist in Genomics