Table 1.
General and specific subject areas covered by the summer program and number of hours devoted to each area
| General area covered | Specific subject areas | No. of hours | Instructor specialization |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | Basic theoretical constructs in biology | 0.75 | Biochemistry |
| Molecular biology, genetics, cell biology | 0.75 | Biochemistry | |
| Computer science | Programming | 17.5 | Computer engineering |
| Math | Probability theory | 6 | Mathematics |
| Stochastic processes | 3 | Mathematics | |
| Optimization (e.g., expectation maximization) | 1 | Mathematics | |
| Specialized math and computer science subjects | Dynamic programming | 6 | Computer engineering |
| Ethics | Effects of technology on society | 1.5 | Philosophy |
| Privacy and security | 1.5 | Philosophy | |
| Bioinformatics | Pairwise sequence alignment | 5 | Biochemistry |
| Multiple sequence alignment | 3 | Biochemistry | |
| Phylogenetic trees | 3 | Biology | |
| Sequence feature extraction/annotation | 3 | Biochemistry | |
| Protein homology modeling | 6 | Biochemistry | |
| Protein threading | 1 | Biochemistry | |
| Integration of molecular biology databases | 3 | Biochemistry | |
| Microarray analysis | 9 | Biology | |
| Proteomics/signal transduction | 6 | Biochemistry | |
| Neural networks | 3 | Biochemistry | |
| Total | 80 |