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Exploring the Landscape of Antibiotic Resistance in Microbiomes
University of Oslo
  • Start Date: 07 Feb, 2022
  • 3 weeks
  • Study Content: Videos


Explore the exciting microbial world and how this knowledge is revolutionising our understanding of antibiotic resistance.

Course Fee: Free
Certificate Cost: See Fees and Eligibility
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Course Description

This course is made available through the eLearnAfrica and FutureLearn partnership.

Find out why and how to perform large scale studies on antibiotic resistance


In the fight against antibiotic resistance, microbial communities and the resistomes they carry are increasingly important data sources. This field is rapidly advancing, but the big data generated is creating a gap between health sciences and bioinformatics.


On this three-week course from the University of Oslo, you’ll begin to close this gap. With the help of a team of experts, you’ll explore why and how to study resistomes, including hands-on resistome analysis.


Discover how antibiotic resistance has become one of the most urgent health threats


The misuse and overuse of antibiotics has accelerated the development and spread of antibiotic resistance, making antibiotics ineffective.


You’ll start by looking at how studies are contributing to the current understanding of drug resistance. Through this examination, you’ll discover the relation between antibiotic use, its lack of target specificity, the void in discovery of new antibiotics, and the current drug resistance crisis.


Examine how the study of antibiotic resistance genes helps us understand antimicrobial resistance


Microbes develop antibiotic resistance by using instructions from their genes, and there can often be a variety within a microbial community.


This course will guide you through the study of resistomes, exploring the different resistance mechanisms, how drug resistance genes are exchanged among bacteria, how studies are designed, how to handle samples, and how to analyse the data.


Embark on a journey of real exploration of resistome data using ResistoXplorer


Through hands-on exercises and analysis, you’ll be introduced to a real experience of resistome analysis. You’ll use ResistoXplorer, a web-based resource developed at the University of Oslo that doesn’t require advanced bioinformatics skills.


This course will be particularly useful for clinicians, basic research students, and scientists in health-science fields, as well as public health professionals. You may also find it appealing if you work in the field of bioinformatics, with a special interest in strengthening multi-disciplinary collaborations.


You will be invited for a hands-on experience using ResistoXplorer, a free web tool developed at the University of Oslo. The tool works with major modern browsers such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, and Microsoft Internet Explorer.


Certificate cost may vary. You will be redirected to the host page for cost and payment options.

University of Oslo

Founded in 1811, the University of Oslo (UiO) is the highest ranked institution of education and research in Norway.

UiO has over 27,000 students and 7,000 employees and is, according to the Shanghai World Ranking, one of the World’s Top 100 universities.

With five Nobel Prize Winners, UiO has a strong track record of pioneering research and scientific discovery. The university offers more than 800 courses in English at all levels, and around 40 Masters degree programmes and several PhD programmes are taught entirely in English.

Watch a video with more information about the University of Oslo.

This institution is available on eLearnAfrica through partnership with FutureLearn.

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