Network bioinformatics II

General information

Main objective

The goal of this exercise is to gain hands-on experience with a network-based integration approach. We picked one approach that allows to experiment and also understand some of the common limitations and issues. Please go through the document in a sequential way. The text guides you through the exercise providing additional context information.

Learning objectives

• Gain hands-on experience with a versatile tool for network-embedded analysis of omics data

• Understand the relevance of the network as a tool

• Understand the implications of input parameters and data filters

Prerequisites

For this exercise, you need a browser connected to the web. A spreadsheet software (e.g. Excel or Tables) is helpful to navigate through results and reproduce some of the data. Download the accompanying data from Moodle here