Metagenomic Data Analysis of Microbial Communities (MGMC01) – Live Online Course
Learn how to analyse shotgun metagenomic sequencing data using modern bioinformatics workflows for taxonomic profiling, functional analysis, and characterisation of complex microbial communities.
Shotgun metagenomics provides powerful approaches for investigating microbial communities directly from sequencing data, but analysing these datasets presents substantial computational and bioinformatic challenges.
This live online course provides practical, hands-on training in metagenomic data analysis, taking participants through the workflow from sequencing data processing and quality control to taxonomic and functional profiling and biological interpretation.
WHAT YOU'LL GAIN
- Understanding of shotgun metagenomic sequencing and analysis workflows
- Practical experience processing metagenomic sequencing datasets
- Skills in quality control and preparation of sequencing data
- Taxonomic profiling and characterisation of microbial communities
- Functional profiling of microbial genes and pathways
- Analysis and visualisation of microbial diversity and community composition
- Experience interpreting metagenomic outputs and biological patterns
- Confidence applying metagenomic workflows to your own sequencing datasets
COURSE FORMAT
- 5 days, 5 hours per day
- Live, instructor-led online training
- Hands-on bioinformatics and data analysis
- Practical exercises using metagenomic datasets
- Strong focus on applied, research-ready workflows
WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR?
- Bioinformaticians and computational biologists
- Metagenomics and microbiome researchers
- Genomics and NGS researchers
- Microbial ecologists and environmental microbiologists
- Researchers working with environmental or host-associated microbiomes
- PhD students and researchers wanting practical experience analysing shotgun metagenomic sequencing data
WHY TAKE THIS COURSE?
Metagenomic sequencing generates complex datasets requiring specialised computational approaches for quality control, taxonomic classification, functional profiling, diversity analysis, and downstream interpretation.
This course provides practical experience with the bioinformatics workflows needed to move from shotgun sequencing data to biologically meaningful descriptions of microbial community composition and functional potential.
COURSE DETAILS
Course dates: 26–30 October 2026
Duration: 5 days, 5 hours per day
Format: Live online
Registration: £400
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