Wellcome Genome Campus Courses

What is Genetic Counselling?

2 reviews

Learn about genetic counselling and how to become a genetic counsellor with this online course for healthcare professionals.

• FutureLearn
• 2 hours a week, 6 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Certificate

Bacterial Genomes: Disease Outbreaks and Antimicrobial Resistance

1 review

Explore the genomes of bacteria and the use of genome sequencing to track harmful disease and AMR.

• FutureLearn
• 3 hours a week, 3 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Certificate

The Power of Genomics to Understand the COVID-19 Pandemic

49 ratings at FutureLearn

Gain insights into tracking, treating, preventing, and preparing for pandemics through genome sequencing and data sharing.

• FutureLearn
• 5 hours a week, 3 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Certificate

From Swab to Server: Testing, Sequencing, and Sharing During a Pandemic

37 ratings at FutureLearn

Discover the process of how swab samples become critical data that aid the knowledge and understanding of the spread of disease.

• FutureLearn
• 5 hours a week, 3 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Certificate

A Practical Guide for SARS-CoV-2 Whole Genome Sequencing

31 ratings at FutureLearn

Learn the fundamentals of viral sequencing, sequencing library preparation, and SARS-CoV-2 sequencing best practices.

• FutureLearn
• 5 hours a week, 3 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Certificate

Making sense of genomic data: COVID-19 web-based bioinformatics

27 ratings at FutureLearn

Explore the tools for web-based SARS-CoV-2 sequencing analyses and learn techniques to prepare data and share genomic outputs.

• FutureLearn
• 5 hours a week, 3 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Certificate

Pathogen Genomics: A New Era in Global Health Surveillance and Strategy

21 ratings at FutureLearn

Learn how genomics can help contain infectious diseases, prevent future global health threats, and better protect public health.

• FutureLearn
• 5 hours a week, 3 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Certificate

Eukaryotic Genome Assembly: How to Use BlobToolKit for Quality Assessment

4 ratings at FutureLearn

Gain practical skills in using the BlobToolKit to assess the quality of a eukaryotic genome assembly and improve your research.

• FutureLearn
• 3 hours a week, 3 weeks long
• Self paced
• Free Certificate

Bacterial Genomes II: Accessing and Analysing Microbial Genome Data Using Artemis

21 reviews

Learn more about how genomic data and computational tools can help us understand and track disease-causing bacteria.

• FutureLearn
• 5 hours a week, 3 weeks long
• 16th Jan, 2023
• Free Certificate

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Bacterial Genomes: Antimicrobial Resistance in Bacterial Pathogens

3 reviews

What's antimicrobial resistance and how can we detect it? Explore the clinical relevance of AMR and the methods used to detect it.

• FutureLearn
• 5 hours a week, 3 weeks long
• 4th Oct, 2021
• Free Certificate

Bioinformatics for Biologists: An Introduction to Linux, Bash Scripting, and R

203 ratings at FutureLearn

Get familiar with Linux and its command line in order to access the full range of bioinformatics tools available to researchers.

• FutureLearn
• 5 hours a week, 3 weeks long
• 4th Jul, 2022
• Free Certificate

Bacterial Genomes I: From DNA to Protein Function Using Bioinformatics

342 ratings at FutureLearn

Use bioinformatics to explore DNA sequences and protein functions, to find the determinants of virulence in microbes.

• FutureLearn
• 5 hours a week, 2 weeks long
• 9th Jan, 2023
• Free Certificate

Train the Trainer: Design Genomics and Bioinformatics Training

Discover how to plan and design engaging learning for those wanting to generate and analyse genomic data.

• FutureLearn
• 5 hours a week, 3 weeks long
• 22nd Nov, 2021
• Free Certificate

Genomic Scenarios in Primary Care

Explore the role of genomics within primary care and learn how to manage patients with direct to consumer test results.

• FutureLearn
• 3 hours a week, 3 weeks long
• 1st Nov, 2021
• Free Certificate

Bacterial Genomes III: Comparative Genomics using Artemis Comparison Tool (ACT)

66 ratings at FutureLearn

Learn to use comparative genomics to improve your knowledge of microbial genomes.

• FutureLearn
• 5 hours a week, 3 weeks long
• 30th Jan, 2023
• Free Certificate