Algorithms for DNA Sequencing

Pretty sure there is something like that - https://www.coursera.org/learn/dna-sequencing. Plus, he said he needs a challenge right.

Hej, ima nas! :)
Sto se tice pocetka i kurseva, toplo preporucujem:

• Introduction to Biology - The Secret of Life - MIT - Profesor Eric Lander (takodje direktor BROAD instituta) je jednostavno genijalan. Prosto zavolis temu. Upijas sve slusajuci ga. Mozes besplatno odgledati ceo kurs.
• Useful Genetics - Cuvena 'bakica'! Kreni od modula 1 pa vidi sta te interesuje vise a sta manje pa usmeravaj paznju ka modulima koji su ti zanimljiviji.
• GATK Best Practices - neku verziju ovoga (tada aktuelnu) sam slusao kada sam pocinjao i dosta mi je pomoglo da povezem sve o cemu sam slusao. - Takodje mislim da je veoma korisno da u paraleli sa ovim istrazis i formate fajlova u bioinformatici i sta se u njima cuva.
• Algorithms for DNA Sequencing - kako ti algoritmi rade ispod haube zapravo.
• ROSALIND - Odlicni bioinformaticki problemcici (i problemi bogami) za u pauzi izmedju slusanja kurseva.

To sto ne znas R i nije veliki minus. Ja ne znam da pisem R, a tu sam vec par godina. U bioinformatici ti je najbitnije da se pomiris sa cinjenicom da nikada neces sve znati :D

Sto se tice projekta - nadam se da ces dobiti neku ideju dok budes prolazila kroz materijale gore. Skroz je u redu i da za vec postojeci problem napravis neko svoje resenje. I tako se uci!

Nadam se da sam bio od pomoci!

I live in Canada and I'm not sure if this applies to where you are from, but my University gives a lot of freedom for first year students to pick and choose a variety of classes. There were quite a few instances of people in different majors taking a first year archaeology course as one of their electives and choosing to join in one of the summer digs somewhere far away and exciting for credit. I would recommend you try this so you can see if you sincerely would consider archaeology as a career, as it is romanticized in movies/the history channel quite a bit.

This is unrelated to your question, but i thought you should know two more things: a) there are two basic paths you can take to have a career in archaeology (at least this is true). Most people are only away of the academic route where you work in a university, get grants to support your research, etc. What I do is the industry side of archaeology which is known as cultural resource management or heritage research management. We are considered environmental consultants and do assessments of areas before a new development or harvesting area is put in. If this interests you and you have more questions, feel free to PM me.

b) If you are proficient with coding and computers, you could do well in the field of ancient DNA. Here is a free course to give you a little taste of it https://www.coursera.org/learn/dna-sequencing.

(come to think of it, here are some archaeology courses you can try out from coursera https://www.coursera.org/courses?languages=en&query=archaeology)

Hope this helps. Best of Luck

Fellow newbie programmer here that just started to dive into Python a few months back. Here are a few additional python learning resources you might want to take a look at:

• Learn Python the Hard Way: https://learncodethehardway.org/python/

Decent "from scratch" set of lessons. The $30 price tag is a bit steep, but I'd be happy to share the PDF with you if you'd like.

• Python for Everybody: https://www.py4e.com/

Another beginner tutorial. Part of a broader coursera course and specialization. Totally free. A bit short on practical exercises.

• DataCamp: https://www.datacamp.com/

Killer resource for Python and R programming lessons focused on data science. Really solid learning platform. Good for getting an intro to various Python packages (pandas/numpy/matplotlib/seaborn are essentials). The lessons are very "fill-in-the-blank" but there are tons of extra practice questions and more open-ended "projects". Monthly sub is worth every penny (and you can pause it as needed).

Also, since this is the bioinformatics subreddit, I'd be remiss if I didn't mention:

• Algorithms for DNA sequencing Coursera course: https://www.coursera.org/learn/dna-sequencing/home/welcome

Fairly short and sweet, and a good intro to some basic bioinformatics algorithms and programming exercises in Python.

• Bioinformatics Coursera specialization: https://www.coursera.org/specializations/bioinformatics

A much longer sequence of courses. As a newbie to Python, I found the programming exercises VERY challenging. Course does a great job of pulling in plenty of foundational genetics/biology as well.

Hope you find these suggestions helpful! Let me know if you have any questions, and good luck!