
Free Online Wellcome Genome Advanced Course
Register and complete the course before the course closes on 31 December. Explore the genomes of bacteria and the use of genome sequencing to track harmful disease and AMR. This course will be of interest to scientists, healthcare professionals, biomedical researchers and bioinformaticians. The course offers all learners an opportunity to learn about genomes, disease, and antimicrobial resistance. You require no previous knowledge of genome science to complete the course.
November 1 @ 8:00 am – December 31 @ 5:00 pm
The course covers:
- Diseases caused by bacteria
- What bacterial genomes look like
- Genome sequencing technology
- Mechanisms of transmission and resistance
- Genomic epidemiology – tracking the spread of bacterial pathogens
- Antimicrobial resistance