551-1119-00L  Microbial Community Genomics and Transcriptomics

SemesterAutumn Semester 2017
LecturersS. Sunagawa
Periodicityyearly recurring course
Language of instructionEnglish
CommentNumber of participants limited to 5.

The enrolment is done by the D-BIOL study administration.


AbstractIntroduction to current research methods in the analysis of microbial communities using Next Generation Sequencing approaches - metagenomics and metatranscriptomics. Practical experience of work in a computational laboratory and an introduction to scientific programming.
ObjectiveGain skills in data analysis and presentation for oral and written reports. Lectures introducing state-of-the-art in respective research areas and community microbiology, which is the target of ongoing research. Start to assess current literature.