CodonCode Aligner Licenses for Teaching
For educators who want to use CodonCode Aligner in bioinformatics, genetics, molecular systematics, or similar university classes, CodonCode Corporation offers free temporary licenses for classroom use.
Classroom use of CodonCode Aligner is simplified through the Aligner License Server. Instructors set up a single computer on which the Aligner License Server is installed, and enter a license key that allows concurrent use by all students and teaching assistants. License keys can be made available for the entire duration of the class, or for only the weeks where CodonCode Aligner is needed.
Typically, at least one of the class instructors is already a CodonCode Aligner user, although this is not a requirement.
To apply for temporary teaching licenses, instructors should contact CodonCode Corporation by email and include the following information:
- Name and university email address of the instructor
- Course description
- Duration of the course
- Number of students
- Start and end dates of the course
- Dates when CodonCode Aligner will be needed for course
- Description of how CodonCode Aligner will be used in course
- Web links to the course syllabus, if available; otherwise, PDF documents or short descriptions
Instructors should also indicate how familiar they are with CodonCode Aligner, and if they own or have access to purchased licenses.
Classes That Used CodonCode Aligner
Here are some recent courses where CodonCode Aligner has been used:
- Computer Lab in Molecular Systematics (Biology 402)
California State University, Fullerton, California
Instructor: Prof. Dr. Douglas Eernisse - Advanced Genetics and Genomics (BI392)
Colby College, Waterville, Maine
Instructor: Prof. Dr. Josh Kavaler - Molecular Phylogenetics (GE15)
Technical University Braunschweig, Germany
Instructors: Prof. Dr. Miguel Vences and Dr. Susanne Hauswaldt - Molecular Biology for Marine Sciences (Biol457/557)
OIMB, University of Oregon, Charleston, Oregon
Instructor: Prof. Dr. Svetlana Maslakova - Applied Genetics and Biotechnology (Biol 425)
University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, BC, Canada
Instructor: Dr. Brent Murray - Molecular Ecology and Evolution (BIOL 4301/6301)
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
Instructor: Dr. Matt Olson
