Microbial Genomics: DNA Sequencing Basics

Microbial genomics is revolutionising clinical and public health responses to communicable diseases. Generating high-quality DNA sequence data is a vital part of this process.

This Melbourne MicroCert is ideal for health professionals seeking a fundamental understanding of the science behind DNA sequencing, best-practice approaches to generating it, and how it can help address the public health challenges of our times.

This course is co-designed and delivered in partnership with the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity.

This course is endorsed by Galaxy Australia, a service provided by the Australian BioCommons and its partners. The service receives NCRIS funding through Bioplatforms Australia and the Australian Research Data Commons as well as Queensland Government RICF funding. It is further supported, operated, and managed by teams at QCIF at the University of Queensland and Melbourne Bioinformatics at the University of Melbourne.

Cost: $990 AUD

Delivery: Online, 4 weeks/40 hours

Enrolment and more information: Click the link here.

Note: Registrations close Sunday 16 April

Key Learning Outcomes include:

• Examining the theory of DNA sequencing, evaluating the applications of different sequencing approaches, and assessing the pros and cons of each when applied to different scenarios in public health and clinical microbiology.

• Summarising common DNA extraction and library preparation methods and designing genomic sequencing workflows for diverse samples and scenarios.

• Describing the theory and bioinformatic processes behind quality control of genomic sequence data from different pathogens and establishing practical competency in implementing quality control of these datasets.

Participants:

Ideal for infectious diseases physicians, medical registrars, medical microbiologists, epidemiologists, public health physicians, laboratory scientists, as well as other health professionals.