Virtual Metabarcoding course (Jan 20-Feb 14, 2024)

Metabarcoding is a rapidly evolving method for assessing biodiversity from bulk 
or environmental samples. It has a wide range of applications: biodiversity 
monitoring, animal diet assessment, reconstruction of paleo communities, among 
others. DNA metabarcoding relies on molecular techniques such as PCR and 
next-generation sequencing, and requires bioinformatics and biostatistics 
competence to analyze sequencing results. This approach integrates several 
scientific areas and requires a broad range of skills in addition to the basic 
knowledge related to the considered research topic.
This course will provide an overview of the state of current technology and the 
various platforms used. It consists of a series of online lectures and research 
exercises introducing different aspects of metabarcoding and other DNA-based 
approaches. We will also touch on the suite of bioinformatics tools available 
for sequence analysis and data interpretation.
The four-week course is divided into four units and provides 18 hours of 
(mostly asynchronous) instructional time.

  *   Unit 01: Next-Generation Sequencing
  *   Unit 02: Metabarcoding and beyond
  *   Unit 03: Metabarcoding Analytics
  *   Unit 04: Applications/Recent Research

Course Start Date: Monday, January 20, 2025
Course End Date: Friday, February 14, 2025
More information and enrolment: 
https://courses.opened.uoguelph.ca/search/publicCourseSearchDetails.do?method=load&courseId=18146&selectedProgramAreaId=16994&selectedProgramStreamId=12732257


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Dr. Dirk Steinke (he/him) | Associate Director, Analytics - Centre for 
Biodiversity Genomics - University of Guelph
Centre for Biodiversity Genomics | University of Guelph
dstei...@uoguelph.ca<mailto:dstei...@uoguelph.ca> | 
http://biodiversitygenomics.net

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