Microbiota Course
This course equips participants with the knowledge and skills to design, execute, and analyze microbiota-health research studies effectively, covering microbial concepts, techniques, bioinformatics, statistics, and reporting for high-quality, publishable results.
from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
The Microbiota Course provides a concise, practical guide to designing, conducting, and analysing microbiota-health studies confidently. You will learn essential concepts of human-associated microbial communities, molecular and culture-based techniques, reliable sampling methods, and data management. Acquire practical knowledge in bioinformatics, statistical analysis, controlling confounding factors, reporting guidelines, and project planning to produce rigorous, publishable outcomes.
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Develop skills
- Design microbiome studies: define research questions, select participant groups, and manage confounding variables.
- Apply sequencing and culture techniques: select, perform, and validate microbiota testing procedures.
- Analyse microbiome data: process sequencing reads, evaluate diversity, and model associations between taxa and health.
- Utilise bioinformatics tools: develop reproducible pipelines using QIIME2 for targeted sequencing and shotgun metagenomics.
- Interpret and report findings: evaluate causal relationships, acknowledge limitations, and adhere to MIxS standards for data sharing.
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