Oral Presentation (about 30 minutes) and written elaboration (approx. 10 pages), leading the discussion once

In this seminar we look at current research topics in bioinformatics, for example,
fast alignment methods or single sequencing assembly. We provide a number of
topics and associated publications to choose from and each participant delivers
an oral presentation and a writeup of their chosen topic.

The students can independently work with supervision on a challenging topic
through systematic research. Students gain experience in giving a technical
presentation and producing a technical writeup in bioinformatics. They summarize,
assess, classify, scientifically correctly represent and present concepts
and methods of algorithms in bioinformatics. On the one hand, the students
will get an overview of the state of the art of algorithms in bionformatics. On
the other hand, they will know that there are still many open research questions
in this field. By studying current articles, the students have not only improved
their reading and learning skills, but also their personal responsibility. The
form of learning used in the seminar is intended to help the students to develop
self-confidence (presentation) and the ability to criticise and communicate
(subsequent discussion).

Scientific publications