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300019 SE Computational methods in microbial ecology (2016S)

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 30 - Biologie
Continuous assessment of course work

The lecture, including practical exercises, will take place on 9 Wednesdays (Apr 6 - Jun 1) from 13:00 to 16:00 in the conference room Ecology UZA 1, level 2, Althanstr. 14.

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 30 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes

Currently no class schedule is known.

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

- 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

Assessment and permitted materials

Exam

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

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.

Examination topics

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

Reading list

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

Association in the course directory

MMEI II-2.2, MMB W-2, MMB W-3,

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