For students attending the course Bioinformatics from a physiological and pharmacological perspective (7,5 credits) course code 4FF004

The aim of the course is to equip students with an understanding of computational methods that enable the handling and analysis of complex data sets and systems commonly used in physiology and pharmacology. Special emphasis is placed on integrating computational techniques and methods with the experimental models and approaches that are the subject of parallel courses during term 2 of the Translational Physiology and Pharmacology program.

Syllabus

Current syllabus and literature

About the course

The course is held on campus with full-time teaching (100%). Full-time teaching corresponds to 40 hours of study per week.

The course starts January 19 2026, and runs for 5 weeks.

Discontinuation of the course

The course is offered for the last time in the autumn semester of 2025 and will then be discontinued. Examination according to this syllabus will be possible until and including the autumn semester of 2026 for students who have not completed the course with a passing grade. To participate and make up for missed components, re-registration for the relevant course and registration for the specific session are required.

See more information here: New program syllabus from 2026

• Contact the Study Counselor Sofia Pettersson for re-registration on a course and access to the current Canvas-page of the course.

• For written examinations, five re-examinations will be offered during one year if needed. You register for written examinations in Ladok.

• For mandatory activities, oral presentations and resource-intensive practical sessions, two replacement sessions will be offered during one year after the course if needed.

Registration

Registration is mandatory in order to keep your place and participate in the course. You register yourself in Ladok. The registration is open from one week before the course starts and three days after.

More information about web registration.