Introduction to Metagenomics for Researchers

Iowa Institute of Human Genetics
Iowa Institute of Human Genetics
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Published 2019-06-27
In this screencast, I discuss why we should care about microbiomes and what is metagenomics more generally. I also talk about computational methods for analysis, and look at the nature of metagenomics data and how it differs from other types of data.

Many of the slides in this talk are adapted from slides prepared by Curtis Huttenhower at Harvard (huttenhower.sph.harvard.edu/) and are re-used here with attribution.

If you or your group are interested in getting help with analysis of metagenomics data, the Iowa Institute of Human Genetics, Bioinformatics Division can help! Visit our webpage:

medicine.uiowa.edu/humangenetics/

And contact us for a consultation. Also, you can find my personal blog here:

www.michaelchimenti.com
All Comments (20)
  • @booJay
    Nice video, thanks Michael! I'm a molecular biologist who struggles with the basics of bioinformatics so this really helped.
  • @EtandoAAyuk
    Thanks so much for the video. Very informative. Uts my first time to read about metagenomics because I have an interest for my PhD and your video motivates me. Thanks 😊
  • @RyeCA
    This video is a great summary of Metagenomics!
  • @muhammadfahmi9804
    May i ask, how exactly do you find these universal primers? Do we just type 16s in NCBI, then find the primer for that? Because usually, in NCBI, they're species specific, not umiversal
  • @bostonwren9203
    Wish I could see this great video earlier. So many questions solved.:elbowcough:
  • @zc7504
    thank you so much for the presentation! well explained!
  • @mr.e-machine9422
    I have chronic gut issues that comes along with all other kinds of side effects. Is there any way to get into this study as a patient? I have an appointment at Ohio state coming soon. My life is falling apart and most of my doctors don't seem to understand the severity of it.