Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Bacterial Genomes: Comparative Genomics using Artemis Comparison Tool (ACT)
This course involved the comparison of bacterial genomes using bioinformatics, the exploration of bacterial genomes differences and similarities, the drawing of conclusions from this, expanding knowledge about bacterial genomes, and the use of the software called Artemis Comparison Tool (ACT), which is based on Artemis
3 weeks, 5 hours per week
Dr Rebecca Twells
Head of Advanced Courses and Scientific Conferences
Wellcome Genome Campus Advanced Courses and Scientific Conferences, Cambridge, UK
Professor Nicholas Thomson
Group Leader, Thomson Group, Wellcome Sanger Institute
Wellcome Genome Campus, Cambridge, UK
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Explain the advantages of comparative genomics
- Explore basic tools of the Artemis Comparison Tool (ACT)
- Interpret results from already generated comparison files
- Produce new comparisons and analyse results
- Develop hypothesis based on results observation
Syllabus
Week 1
* Introduction to comparative genomics
* Introduction to ACT
Week 2
* Analyse available data
* Generate your own comparison files
* Make your own comparisons in ACT
Week 3
* Identify pseudogenes in Mycobacterium leprae using ACT
* Peer review project: Comparative genomics on two clinically relevant plasmids from Shigella
Accreditation
This course has been approved by the College for 15 CPD credits. Credits can be claimed at a rate of 1 credit per hour of engagement with the course.
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Issued on 4th July 2019
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