Kategorie: Open Educational Resources

We are happy to announce another MOOC start at iMooX.at with the title „Microbiome & Health„:

The Microbiome & Health MOOC will cover introductory and latest scientific information. The microbiome´s influence on plant, human and planetary health will be discussed and novel techniques and methods for data analysis will be presented. The MOOC is structured in the following chapters:

INTRODUCTION

• Microbiome definition
• Importance of microbiome research
• General rules and concepts of the microbiome

TECHNIQUES AND METHODS

• A combination of methods is always necessary
• Lab and microscopy work
• Bioinformatics

THE PLANT MICROBIOME

• The plant microbiome in facts
• The apple example
• Managing the plant microbiome

THE HUMAN MICROBIOME

• The human microbiome in facts
• Understanding your own microbiome
• The Microbiome GAME

RESISTOME AND EXPOSOME

• The importance of multi-resistant pathogens
• The native resistome
• The exposome

MICROBIOME RESEARCH FOR PLANETARY HEALTH AND SDGs

• The planetary and one health concept
• SDGs and Microbiome Research 

The course is completly open and free – feel free to register and to join us: [registration page]