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Microbiomes play an important role in the function of many ecosystems in the environment and in human, plant, and animal health. Microbiomes can be studied through a combination of culture-dependent and -independent methods (i.e., metagenomics). Frequently microbiome studies generate enormous amounts of sequence data that can be difficult to analyze and study without specialized analysis pipelines. REMNet has worked to develop resources and provide training that allow faculty that do not have bioinformatics training to work with their students in collecting and analyzing data. Our support is intended to allow informative analyses without the need for coding skills or a formal training in DNA/RNA sequence analysis. We work primarily with faculty that focus on microbiology, ecology, general biology, genetics, environmental sciences, and other courses where bioinformatics are a tool, but not necessarily a primary learning objective.

Guides for conducting 16S amplicon sequencing with your students.

Ways to learn more:

• Muth, T. R., & Caplan, A. J. (2020). Microbiomes for all. Frontiers in Microbiology, 11, 593472.

• Resources including Journal Club, Tutorials, Webinars and Guides

  • Recommended:

  • Webinar: Data Analysis and Visualization Tools for Student Microbiome Research Projects.

  • Our manual on how to conduct 16S amplicon sequencing with your students

Ways to get involved:

• See our project newsletters with the option to subscribe

• Check out our REMNet team

If you are interested in learning more and participating please join this group or email Theodore Muth.

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