Course: Foundational Discoveries in Genome Biology and Bioinformatics: Alphafold and it’s Implications
Course Code: CSB 1482H/F, Teaching Section LEC 0101
Coordinator
Professor Alan Moses
Offered Fall 2026 session
Enrolment limited to 6 graduate students (minimum 3 reserved for CSB grads)
Weight
Half credit (0.5 FCE)
Time
Tuesdays 11 am – 1 pm
Location
RW-142, St. George campus (Ramsay Wright Building)
*CSB 1482H/F is a half-credit course that takes place during the full Fall session. It is the equivalent of two modules. This course is also offered to undergraduate students as CSB 471H1F. Graduate students should NOT request this course as CSB471H1F on ACORN because it would not count toward graduate credit.
Course Description
This course will focus on close reading and detailed discussion of landmark papers in the area of computational protein structure prediction, centered around the breakthrough of AlphaFold2. Focus will be on the context of the paper, technological developments exploited (or reported) and impact on the field. Topics include: evolutionary co-variation, neural networks, protein structure databases, and research applications of protein structure prediction.
Evaluation
| In-class quizzes | 40% |
| Independent research report | 30% |
| Discussion/participation | 30% |
Pre-requisites
Instructor approval
Last updated on June 24th, 2026