Professor and Chair
Department of Bioinformatic and Computational Biology
College of Science
George Mason University
10900 University Blvd.
Occoquan Building, Room 328G, MSN 5B3
Manassas, VA 20110
703-993-8420 (phone)
703-993-8401 (fax)
sjafri@gmu.edu
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A brief research summary - cellular signalling, cardiac physiology, protein structure, high-performance computingCurriculum Vitae
Numerical RecipesPeople in my Research GroupHP Fortran Programmer's Reference
HP Parallel Programming Guide for HP-UX Systems
Portland Group Fortran Reference
Aristide Chikando, Ph.D. Student, Bioinformatics
Ryosuke Kadoi , Ph. D. Student, Bioinformatics
Rashmi Kumar, Ph.D. Student, Bioinformatics
Natasha Joshi, M. S. Student, Bioinformatics
MATH 108 - Introductory Calculus with Business Applicationss - Functions, limits, derivative, and integral. Applications of differentiation and integration. Students who have received credit for MATH 113 or 114 may not receive credit for this course.
BINF 730 - Biological Sequence Analysis - This course teaches the fundamental mathematical and algorithmic theory behind current bioinformatics techniques used in sequence analysis.
BINF 637 - Forensic DNA Sciences - Intensive introduction to parameters affecting Data quality control, including factors arising from biochemistry, chemistry, genetics, statistics, instrumtentation, and software.
Previous Courses Taught
BINF 630 - Bioinformatics Methods - This course teaches the fundamental methods used in bioinformatics including sequence analysis, micorarray analysis, phylogenetic trees, etc.
BINF 690 - Numerical Methods in Bioinformatics - This course teaches computational techniques for solving scientific problems focusing on applications in bioinformatics and computational biology.
BINF 702 - Researchs Methods - This course teaches the fundamental principles behind the scintific method, experimental design, and data analysis. It focuses on the used of biostatistics.
BINF 704 - Colloquium in Bioinformatics - Students will attend the Bioinformatics Colloquium to be introduced to current research in the field.
BINF 705 - Research Ethics - This course examines ethical issues in scientific research.
BINF 732 - Genomics - This course teaches the computational tools and biological basis of genomicss.
CHEM579/BINF 739 - Drug Discovery - This course teaches bioinformatics methods used in modern drug discovery.
BINF 739 - Topics in Drug Discovery - This course teaches bioinformatics methods used in modern drug discovery.
BINF 751 - Biochemical and Cellular Systems Modeling - This course teaches the fundamental mathematical and computational methods used to study cellular and subcellular function in normal and diseases organisms.
Math 6390 - Bioinformatics - This course teaches the fundamental mathematical and algorithmic theory behind the current bioinformatics techniques.
Math 1314 - College Algebra - This course will teach the student the fundamentals of algebra and how to apply it to solve problems.
Math 4341 - Topology - This course will introduce the student the field of topology.
Math 5404 - Applied Math Analysis for Non-Majors - This course will introduce the student the fundamental techniques of calculus and how to apply these techniques to solving business problems.
Math 6390 - Mathematical Methods in Medicine and Biology - This course will introduce the student to use mathematical and numerical techniques to study and understand problems in medicine and biology.
Math 2420 - Ordinary Differential Equations - This course will train the student to solve and understand ordinary differential equations.High Performance Computing in Biology - This course will train students in the use of high performance computing systems to solve problems in biological modelling.
Elementary Calculus - A typical first and second semester Freshman Calculus course.
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