Introduction to the microbiome and overview of the course program | Prof Tim Spector & Tiphaine Martin |30 mins
Biological Data Collection and Sequencing | Dr Alan Walker | 30 mins
Sequencing 16S | Dr Alka Saxena | 30 mins
Break | 15 mins
Microbial Analysis Options on MiSeq & BaseSpace® Platform| Dr Anton Tsyganov-Bodounov, Illumina |30 mins
Discussion: Sample Collection and Sequencing | Dr Alan Walker, Dr Alka Saxena & Dr Anton Tsyganov-Bodounov | 30 mins This is your opportunity to ask Dr. Walker and the Illumina Rep any questions you might have about the subjects that were covered in the first half of the morning. No question is stupid, so go ahead, put your hand up and ask away!
Quality control of 16S data and concept of fastq file | Tiphaine Martin | 30 mins
Lunch Break 12:00-1:00pm Session 2 - Data Processing
16S Analysis Tools: Concept + Tutorial | Dr Daniel McDonald | 2 hours
Break | 15 mins
16S Analysis Tools: Concept + Tutorial cont. | Dr Daniel McDonald | 2 hours
Discussion: What is an OTU?| Dr Daniel McDonald & Matthew Jackson |30 mins
Overview of metagenomic data | Tiphaine Martin | 20 mins