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| ANSC 51600 - Molecular Microbiome Analysis |
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Credit Hours: 3.00. The overall goal of the course is to provide students with an advanced understanding of microbial ecology in the animal microbiome and how to analyze next-generation sequencing data of amplicon libraries. In order to complete this goal, students will participate in activities including classroom lecture, group discussion, critical reading of literature, written assignments and exams, and student projects. Permission of instructor required.
3.000 Credit hours Syllabus Available Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Distance Learning, Lecture Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Animal Sciences Course Attributes: Upper Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Learning Outcomes: 1. Understand and critically review peer-reviewed publications in microbiome studies. 2. Design a microbiome experiment, with considerations for microbiome controls and reproducibility. 3. Analyze next-gen sequencing data from gene amplicon libraries. 4. Use R to manage datasets, perform analyses, and produce descriptive graphics. 5. Develop basic computational literacy in bash and R scripting, and cluster computing. |
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