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751-5127-01L 1 Credits DR , MSC D-USYS

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Microbiomics II: Metabarcoding - from Bioinformatics to Statistics

Lecturers & Examiners: Prof. Dr. Martin Hartmann

The course 751-5127-00 Microbiomics I: The microbiome of the plant-soil system is a prerequisit of this course (for MSc students). ----------- The number of places for MSc-students is limited to 10. In case of interest, please send a motivation letter (max 1/2 page) to Hartmann Martin ( ) until 28th February 2021. Selection of course participants will be made until 3rd March 2021. PhD-students from the Plant Science Centre or from the Life Science Zurich Graduate School should register via the (> Select Plant Sciences)

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Abstract

This computer block course provides a thorough introduction to the application of next-generation sequencing techniques for analyzing diversity of microbial communities. Using a combination of theoretical lectures and hands-on computer exercises, the participants learn the computational steps from bioinformatic processing of sequencing reads down to the final statistical evaluations.

Objective

After the course, the participants will be able to 1) understand the concept, potential and limitation of microbial NGS applications 2) know how to process raw metabarcoding data to obtain meaningful information 3) use multivariate statistical methods evaluate and visualize microbial community data 4) make informed decisions on best practices for their own data

General Information

Language: English
Levels: DR , MSC
Frequency: Yearly recurring

Examination

Type: ungraded semester performance

Registration & Places

Signup End: 05.03.2021

Course Components