Bioinformatics courses can help you learn sequence alignment, gene expression analysis, and protein structure prediction. You can build skills in data visualization, statistical analysis, and algorithm development. Many courses introduce tools like Bioconductor, BLAST, and Python libraries such as Biopython, that support analyzing biological data and implementing computational methods in research.

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Skills you'll gain: Bioinformatics, Molecular Biology, Data Processing, Data Analysis, Data Literacy, Exploratory Data Analysis, Metadata Management, R Programming, Scientific Methods, Data Quality
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of California San Diego
Skills you'll gain: Bioinformatics, Epidemiology, Graph Theory, Infectious Diseases, Program Development, Molecular Biology, Computational Thinking, Algorithms, Software Development
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Unix Commands, Bioinformatics, Unix, Data Management, Command-Line Interface, Linux Commands, Molecular Biology, Big Data, Shell Script, Data Manipulation, File Management, Data Analysis Software, Data Processing
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Politecnico di Milano
Skills you'll gain: Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Cloud Applications, Bioinformatics, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Computing, Algorithms, Development Environment, Amazon Web Services, Performance Tuning, Computer Architecture, Hardware Architecture, Computer Programming
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Skills you'll gain: Life Sciences, Molecular Biology, Biotechnology, Precision Medicine, Biology, Physiology, Sustainable Development, Environmental Science, Cell Biology, Microbiology, Biomedical Engineering, Research
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Skills you'll gain: Research, Science and Research, Scientific Methods, Analysis, Systems Analysis, Biology, Integration Testing, Bioinformatics, Research Design, Data Validation
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

The University of Edinburgh
Skills you'll gain: Precision Medicine, Bioinformatics, Image Analysis, Biomedical Technology, Process Driven Development, Medical Imaging, Big Data, Data Science, Data Ethics, Health Informatics, Statistical Modeling, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Data Integration, Network Analysis, Graph Theory, Python Programming
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of California San Diego
Skills you'll gain: Bioinformatics, Algorithms, Data Structures, Theoretical Computer Science, Computational Thinking, Precision Medicine, Life Sciences
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California San Diego
Skills you'll gain: Bioinformatics, Dimensionality Reduction, Unsupervised Learning, Applied Machine Learning, Molecular Biology, Machine Learning, Data Analysis Software, Exploratory Data Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Rice University
Skills you'll gain: Biology, Taxonomy, Anatomy, Microbiology, Mathematical Modeling, Scientific Methods
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Skills you'll gain: Molecular Biology, Laboratory Research, Bioinformatics, Data Literacy, Science and Research, Data Analysis, Spatial Data Analysis, Scientific Methods, Data Processing, Quantitative Research, Informatics, Biology, Data Collection
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Peking University
Skills you'll gain: Bioinformatics, Markov Model, Informatics, Life Sciences, Biostatistics, Molecular Biology, Computational Thinking, Data Mining, Algorithms, Applied Machine Learning, Data Processing, Database Development, Predictive Modeling, Statistical Methods
Mixed · Course · 3 - 6 Months