Universität Wien

300179 VO Computational methods in microbial ecology (2013S)

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 30 - Biologie

The course will take place on all Mondays in June (Jun 3,10,17,24) from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the seminar room of the Department of Microbial Ecology 2.255, UZA 1, Althanstr. 14.

The exam will be on Mon, Jul 1, 2013 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the seminar room of the Department of Microbial Ecology 2.255, UZA 1, Althanstr. 14.

Details

Sprache: Englisch

Prüfungstermine

Lehrende

Termine

Zur Zeit sind keine Termine bekannt.

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

- Mathematical concepts in microbial ecology
- Statistics of high-dimensional data
- Estimating diversity and composition of microbial communities
- Databases and resources in microbial ecology
- DNA sequencing in microbial ecology (amplicon sequencing, shotgun metagenomics, metatranscriptomics)
- Computational pipelines for amplicon sequencing: overview, features, evaluation
- Comparison of microbial communities
- Networks in ecology: correlation vs. interaction

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

Exam (students can individually choose between writing a test or submitting a report about a mini-project).

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

Understanding relevant mathematical and computational methods in microbial ecology. Applying these methods to typical problems in microbial ecology and designing experiments. Performing mathematical and computational experiments using typical software programs. Presenting and interpreting the results of mathematical and computational experiments. Understanding and discussing recent scientific literature.

Prüfungsstoff

This course will consist of theoretical lectures, discussion of selected scientific papers and practical exercises (mainly using the computers of the participants).

Literatur

Will be provided throughout the course on the e-learning platform.

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

MOE III-1, MOE W-5, MMB W-2, MMB W-3, MMI III-1

Letzte Änderung: Mo 07.09.2020 15:43