Imagine if there were an organ in your body that weighed as much as your brain, that affected your health, your weight, and even your behavior. Wouldn’t you want to know more about it? There is such an organ — the collection of microbes in and on your body, your human microbiome.
Gut Check: Exploring Your Microbiome
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University of Colorado Boulder
University of Colorado System
University of California San Diego
University of Colorado Boulder
Программа курса: что вы изучите
Неделя
1Introduction to Microbes and the Human Microbiome
Welcome Citizen Scientists! We're very pleased to have you join us on an exploration of the human microbiome. This is a fascinating area of study, and we hope you will find this six-module course worthwhile. Each module's content will be presented in similar fashion; our team will introduce topics by way of pre-recorded video lectures interspersed with guest interviews by subject matter experts. Module 1 will provide a broad overview about microbes and their diversity on earth and in the human body.
10 videos (Total 60 min), 3 материалов для самостоятельного изучения, 2 тестов
10 видео
Introduction2мин
Welcome to the Course3мин
What are Microbes?8мин
Interview: Jack Gilbert7мин
Interview: Valerie McKenzie5мин
The Human Microbiome14мин
Where Do You Get Your Microbes?5мин
Web interview: Maria Gloria Dominguez-Bello5мин
Web interview: Elizabeth Costello4мин
Rob's Module 1 wrap-up1мин
3 материала для самостоятельного изучения
About This Course10мин
Assignments10мин
Part 1: You and Your Gut10мин
1 практическое упражнение
Introduction to Microbes and the Human Microbiome12мин
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2Studying the Microbiome
In this module, we will dive into the fundamentals of how we study the human microbiome. We highlight recent advances in microbiome research methods and take you on a tour of the Knight lab. Please keep in mind, that Modules 2 and 3 are meant to provide a glimpse into our world of data generation and analysis. Modules 4, 5, and 6 will be less technical and provide a broad overview of fascinating research on the human microbiome. Stick with us!
9 videos (Total 50 min), 2 материалов для самостоятельного изучения, 1 тест
9 видео
The history of studying microbes with Norm Pace6мин
Basics of high-throughput DNA sequencing11мин
Demo: Tour of the Knight Lab8мин
'Omics' and other useful technologies6мин
Interview: Luke Thompson3мин
Web interview: Janet Jansson4мин
Web interview: Pieter Dorrestein7мин
Rob's Module 2 wrap-upмин
2 материала для самостоятельного изучения
Assignments10мин
Part 1: You and Your Gut (continued)10мин
1 практическое упражнение
Studying the Microbiome14мин
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3Making Sense Out of Microbial Data
This module highlights the basics of generating and analyzing microbiome data. We will also discuss how computational scientists are revolutionizing the development of tools for analyzing large, complex biological data sets and show you some of the cool ways that we visualize data! This module will help you understand data plots in later modules, but do not get discouraged if the material here is too technical, a full understanding is not required to complete the course!
7 videos (Total 52 min), 2 материалов для самостоятельного изучения, 1 тест
7 видео
Web interview: Philip Hugenholtz11мин
Basics of alpha-diversity with fuzzy microbe demo8мин
Beta-diversity, and visualizing differences13мин
Demo: EMPeror, a QIIME visualization tool2мин
Web interview: Gregory Caporaso9мин
Rob's Week 3 wrap-up1мин
2 материала для самостоятельного изучения
Assignments10мин
Part 1: You and Your Gut (continued)10мин
1 практическое упражнение
Making Sense Out of Microbial Data12мин
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4The Human Gut Microbiome and Your Health
Now that we've given you some background about the methods we use to analyze microbial data, it's time for us to talk more about recent discoveries in microbiome research. This module will focus on the main factors impacting the gut microbiota as well as the influence of the gut microbiota on nutrition and gut health. This is the fun part, so get excited!
8 videos (Total 51 min), 1 материал для самостоятельного изучения, 2 тестов
8 видео
Obesity and the gut microbiota8мин
Human microbiome and gut disease6мин
Interview: On location in Tanzania with Martin Blaser6мин
Interview: On location in Tanzania with Jeff Leach6мин
Interview: On location in Tanzania with Maria Gloria Dominguez-Bello2мин
Manipulating the microbiome through fecal transplants5мин
Rob's Module 4 wrap-up1мин
1 материал для самостоятельного изучения
Assignments10мин
1 практическое упражнение
The Human Gut Microbiome and Your Health16мин
67%
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83%
получил значимые преимущества в карьере благодаря этому курсу
17%
стал больше зарабатывать или получил повышение
Лучшие рецензии
автор: AF•Feb 11th 2017
Very informative! Everybody should take this course, to know more about their own microbiome...\n\nThe first lessons are not so exciting, but hang in there! The most interesting parts come later ;)
автор: GR•Jul 1st 2018
It was a good experience, and while I'm not too big on microbiology in general, I was intrigued in the role our microbiome plays in our lives. The summer I did this changed my life in a way. :)
Преподавателя
Rob Knight
ProfessorPediatrics and Computer Science & Engineering. Director, Center for Microbiome Innovation, University of California, San Diego
Dr. Jessica L. Metcalf
Senior Research AssociateBioFrontiers Institute
Dr. Katherine R. Amato
Postdoctoral Research AssociateDepartment of Anthropology, BioFrontiers Institute
О University of Colorado Boulder
CU-Boulder is a dynamic community of scholars and learners on one of the most spectacular college campuses in the country. As one of 34 U.S. public institutions in the prestigious Association of American Universities (AAU), we have a proud tradition of academic excellence, with five Nobel laureates and more than 50 members of prestigious academic academies.
О University of Colorado System
The University of Colorado is a recognized leader in higher education on the national and global stage. We collaborate to meet the diverse needs of our students and communities. We promote innovation, encourage discovery and support the extension of knowledge in ways unique to the state of Colorado and beyond.
О University of California San Diego
UC San Diego is an academic powerhouse and economic engine, recognized as one of the top 10 public universities by U.S. News and World Report. Innovation is central to who we are and what we do. Here, students learn that knowledge isn't just acquired in the classroom—life is their laboratory.
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