🧬 AGRP Bioinformatics Courses

Learn microbiome analysis using QIIME2. Master sequence processing, diversity analysis, and visualization techniques for understanding microbial communities.

• 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis
• Alpha and beta diversity metrics
• Statistical analysis and visualization
• Hands-on practical exercises

Essential command-line skills for bioinformatics. Learn file management, text processing, and shell scripting for genomic data analysis.

• File system navigation and management
• Text processing with awk, sed, grep
• Shell scripting fundamentals
• Bioinformatics workflow automation

Master conda for managing bioinformatics software in your home directory. Learn environment creation, package management, and reproducible analysis workflows.

• Create isolated analysis environments
• Install bioinformatics tools with bioconda
• Manage software versions and dependencies
• Ensure reproducible research workflows

Comprehensive handbook covering genome assembly techniques, quality control, and best practices for both short and long-read sequencing technologies.

• Assembly algorithms and strategies
• Quality assessment and validation
• Short-read and long-read approaches
• Troubleshooting common issues