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DSTC-META-2608 Open Online Doctoral / R&D Specialist 3 Days · Live + Recorded

Metagenomic Analysis of AMR and HGT

by - DSTC

Track antimicrobial resistance and horizontal gene transfer from metagenomic data.

Starting from ₹2,799+GST

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Core Parameters

Level:
Doctoral / R&D Specialist
Duration / Workload:
3 Days · Live + Recorded (12 Hrs Total)
Venue Mode:
Online
Prerequisites:
PhD candidates, postdoctoral researchers, academic faculty, and industry R&D teams.

📅 Important Schedule Dates (Tentative)

Session Commencement (Tentative):
23 Aug 2026 · 8:00 PM IST
Session Conclusion (Tentative):
25 Aug 2026 · 8:00 PM IST
Enrollment Deadline (Tentative):
22 Aug 2026
Schedule Note: This schedule is tentative and subject to minor adjustments. Once the program registrations go live, all finalized dates and times will be sent to registered interest leads.

🎯 Program Aim

Participants learn to profile antimicrobial resistance genes and detect horizontal gene transfer events from shotgun metagenomic data for surveillance and research.

📋 Workshop Objectives

Process shotgun metagenomic reads
Profile taxonomy and functional content
Detect AMR genes (CARD, ResFinder)
Identify mobile genetic elements and HGT
Interpret resistome dynamics

👥 Who Should Enroll?

Microbiology and metagenomics researchers
One-Health and AMR surveillance teams
PhD scholars in environmental microbiology
Public-health data analysts

🚀 Key Learning Outcomes

A resistome-profiling pipeline
AMR gene and MGE detection skills
HGT event interpretation
Verified e-Certificate of Industrial Competency

💎 What You'll Gain from this Program

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Live & Recorded Sessions
Lifetime access to class recordings
🎓
e-Certificate upon Completion
Cryptographically verified credentials
💬
Post-Workshop Query Support
Direct chat access to mentors & council
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Hands-On Learning Experience
Step-by-step Jupyter notebooks & code

Curriculum Outline

Day 1 Processing

Metagenome QC

Read QC, assembly/co-assembly and taxonomic profiling.

Day 2 Resistome

AMR Gene Profiling

CARD/ResFinder screening, abundance normalization and resistome comparison.

Day 3 Transfer

HGT & MGEs

Mobile genetic elements, plasmid reconstruction and HGT inference.

Track antimicrobial resistance and horizontal gene transfer from metagenomic data.

Participants learn to profile antimicrobial resistance genes and detect horizontal gene transfer events from shotgun metagenomic data for surveillance and research.

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