Drake University
recent advances genomics structural biology resulted unprecedented increase biological data available internetaccessible databases order help students effectively use vast repository information undergraduate biology students drake university introduced bioinformatics software databases three courses beginning introductory course cell biology exercises projects used help students develop literacy bioinformatics described recently offered course bioinformatics students developed simple sequence analysis tool using perl programming language experiences described point view instructor well students preliminary assessment made degree students developed working knowledge bioinformatics concepts methods finally conclusions drawn courses may helpful instructors wishing introduce bioinformatics within undergraduate biology curriculum