Certificate of Achievement

Dasi Moodley

has completed the following course:

Bacterial Genomes III: Comparative Genomics using Artemis Comparison Tool (ACT)

Wellcome Connecting Science

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

83%
overall score

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

The Royal College of Pathologists (RCPath) has accredited this course for 15 Continuing Professional Development credits. This applies to medical staff and clinical scientists in career grade posts who are enrolled with one of the Royal Colleges for CPD purposes

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Issued on 2nd October 2020

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Bacterial Genomes III: Comparative Genomics using Artemis Comparison Tool (ACT)

Wellcome Connecting Science