Module Number

BIOINF4311 (entspricht BIO-4311)
Module Title

Microbiome Analysis
Lecture Type(s)

Lecture, Tutorial
ECTS 6
Work load
- Contact time
- Self study
Workload:
180 h
Class time:
60 h / 4 SWS
Self study:
120 h
Duration 1 Semester
Frequency Irregular
Language of instruction English
Type of Exam

Written or oral exam

Content

This course provides an in-depth introduction to microbiome analysis. Topics
include: Sequencing technologies, Community profiling using the SSU rRNA
gene, Community profiling using shotgun sequencing, Alignment-free and
alignment-based taxonomic profiling, Functional analysis and profiling, Sample
comparison and time-series analysis.

Objectives

The students are familiar with recent bioinformatics findings on microbiome
analysis. They can formulate the challenges of microbiome analysis for bioinformatics.
They know algorithms for taxonomic and functional analysis of
microbiome sequencing data, statistical methods for comparison and methods
for community profiling using 16S sequences. Students can analyse microbiome
sequencing data and perform profiling and comparison. They are aware of
both the possibilities and the limitations of different methods in this subfield
of bioinformatics. They are able to analyse problems on a scientific level and
summarise them in writing. In particular, a high degree of intrinsic motivation
and personal responsibility is encouraged.

Allocation of credits / grading
Type of Class
Status
SWS
Credits
Type of Exam
Exam duration
Evaluation
Calculation
of Module (%)
Lecture
V
o
2
4.0
wt
90
g
100
Tutorial
Ü
o
2
2.0
Prerequisite for participation There are no specific prerequisites.
Lecturer / Other Huson
Literature

Lecture notes and scientific publications

Last offered Sommersemester 2021
Planned for currently not planned
Assigned Study Areas BIO-BIO, INFO-INFO, INFO-PRAK, MEDI-APPL, MEDI-INFO, MEDZ-BIOMED, ML-CS