Microbial Genomics - DNA Sequencing Basics University of Melbourne

Overview

What you will study

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 Microbial Genomics - DNA Sequencing Basics course offered by University of Melbourne is ideal for health professionals seeking an understanding of the science behind DNA sequencing, best-practice approaches to generating sequence data and how it can help address the public health challenges of our times.

Learning outcome

By the end of this course, you'll be able to:

• Examine the theory of DNA sequencing and evaluate application of different sequencing approaches, assessing the pros and cons of each when applied to different scenarios in public health and clinical microbiology.
• Summarise common DNA extraction and library preparation methods and design genomic sequencing workflows for diverse samples and scenarios.
• Describe the theory and bioinformatic processes behind quality control of genomic sequence data from different pathogens and establish practical competency in implementing quality control of these datasets.