METAGENOMICS|MICROBIOMES|MARKER GENE SEQUENCING|16S SEQUENCING|NEXT-GENERATION SEQUENCING|HIGH

BIOC0023 is a wet- and dry-lab based research module, centered on the analysis of microbial populations through the sequencing of environmental DNA samples. In...

Specialist Research Project in Metagenomics (BIOC0023)

BIOC0023 is a wet- and dry-lab based research module, centered on the analysis of microbial populations through the sequencing of environmental DNA samples. In term one, you will be assigned to teams and develop your own hypothesis, formulate protocols for laboratory work, collect samples and amplify them for sequencing on an Illumina high-throughput system. In term two, you will process and analyze the sequencing data on a cloud computing platform, and present your findings in a report akin to a scientific journal article.

Lecture topics for 2021/22

With this being a relatively new module (5 years running) and a research module using modern technology in a rapidly advancing field, the course content is subject to change.

Course introduction and introduction to metagenomics

A framework for experimental design

Introduction to data science

General data analysis with R and Google Colab

Introduction to exploratory data analysis for microbiome data

Introduction to machine learning with NGS data

Workflow, protocols and metadata (workshop) Hypothesis discussion (tutorial)

Accessing and analyzing published datasets

High performance computing

Creating figures with Inkscape

Applied Research|Co-design|Global Prosperity|Human Development|Interdisciplinary Studies|Interdisciplinary Thinking|Transferable Skills

Module Content

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Researching and Measuring Global Prosperity (BGLP0002)

Construction Industry definition|Official Statistics|Cost and Price Indices|Purchasing Power Pari

Official data forms some of the key raw material for research in the Economics of Construction. The measurement, understanding and interpretation of the...