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Gut Check: Exploring Your Microbiome
  • Level Foundation
  • Duration 14 hours
  • Course by University of Colorado Boulder
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About

Imagine if there were an organ in your body that weighed as much as your brain, that affected your health, your weight, and even your behavior. Wouldn’t you want to know more about it? There is such an organ — the collection of microbes in and on your body, your human microbiome.

Modules

Introduction

    • 2 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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2 Videos

  • Introduction
  • Welcome to the Course

1 Readings

  • About This Course

Lesson 1

    • 3 Videos
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3 Videos

  • What are Microbes?
  • Interview: Jack Gilbert
  • Interview: Valerie McKenzie

Lesson 2

    • 1 Videos
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1 Videos

  • The Human Microbiome

Lesson 3

    • 3 Videos
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3 Videos

  • Where Do You Get Your Microbes?
  • Web interview: Maria Gloria Dominguez-Bello
  • Web interview: Elizabeth Costello

Module 1 Wrap-up

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Introduction to Microbes and the Human Microbiome

1 Videos

  • Rob's Module 1 wrap-up

1 Readings

  • Assignments

Assignment: Personal Microbiome Project Part I Brainstorming

    • 1 PeerReview
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1 Peer Review

  • Personal Microbiome Project Part I: Brainstorming

Assignment: Personal Microbiome Project Part I Food Log

    • 1 Readings
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1 Readings

  • Part 1: You and Your Gut

Lesson 4

    • 2 Videos
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2 Videos

  • How we study the microbiome: Introduction
  • The history of studying microbes with Norm Pace

Lesson 5

    • 2 Videos
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2 Videos

  • Basics of high-throughput DNA sequencing
  • Demo: Tour of the Knight Lab

Lesson 6

    • 4 Videos
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4 Videos

  • 'Omics' and other useful technologies
  • Interview: Luke Thompson
  • Web interview: Janet Jansson
  • Web interview: Pieter Dorrestein

Module 2 Wrap-Up

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Studying the Microbiome

1 Videos

  • Rob's Module 2 wrap-up

1 Readings

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Assignment: Personal Microbiome Project Part I Food Log

    • 1 Readings
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1 Readings

  • Part 1: You and Your Gut (continued)

Lesson 7

    • 2 Videos
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2 Videos

  • How do we identify a microbe?
  • Web interview: Philip Hugenholtz

Lesson 8

    • 1 Videos
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  • Basics of alpha-diversity with fuzzy microbe demo

Lesson 9

    • 3 Videos
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3 Videos

  • Beta-diversity, and visualizing differences
  • Demo: EMPeror, a QIIME visualization tool
  • Web interview: Gregory Caporaso

Module 3 Wrap-Up

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Making Sense Out of Microbial Data

1 Videos

  • Rob's Week 3 wrap-up

1 Readings

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Assignment: Personal Microbiome Project Part I Food Log

    • 1 Readings
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1 Readings

  • Part 1: You and Your Gut (continued)

Lesson 10

    • 1 Videos
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  • Impact of diet and age on the gut microbiota

Lesson 11

    • 1 Videos
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  • Obesity and the gut microbiota

Lesson 12

    • 4 Videos
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  • Human microbiome and gut disease
  • Interview: On location in Tanzania with Martin Blaser
  • Interview: On location in Tanzania with Jeff Leach
  • Interview: On location in Tanzania with Maria Gloria Dominguez-Bello

Lesson 13

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  • Manipulating the microbiome through fecal transplants

Module 4 Wrap-Up

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • The Human Gut Microbiome and Your Health

1 Videos

  • Rob's Module 4 wrap-up

1 Readings

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Assignment: Personal Microbiome Project Part I Reflection Questions

    • 1 PeerReview
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  • Personal Microbiome Project Part I: Reflection Questions

Lesson 14

    • 4 Videos
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  • Gut microbiota interactions with the immune system
  • Gut microbiota, autoimmune diseases, and allergies
  • Web interview: Sarkis Mazmanian
  • Interview: Cathy Lozupone

Lesson 15

    • 1 Videos
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  • The gut-brain axis

Lesson 16

    • 5 Videos
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  • Post-mortem human microbiome
  • Zech on machine learning
  • Web interview: Sibyl Bucheli
  • Web interview: David Carter
  • Web interview: Charlotte Carter

Module 5 Wrap-Up

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Gut Microbe-Host Interactions: Beyond Nutrition

1 Videos

  • Rob's Module 5 wrap-up

1 Readings

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Lesson 17

    • 2 Videos
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  • The American Gut Project and crowd-funding
  • Interview: Tom Cech

Lesson 18

    • 2 Videos
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  • Collecting samples
  • Interview: Daniel McDonald

Lesson 19

    • 2 Videos
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2 Videos

  • Michael Pollan vs. Jeff Leach: American Gut results explained
  • Web interview: Michael Pollan

Lesson 20

    • 1 Videos
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  • Comparing the American Gut to other populations

Module 6 Wrap-Up

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • What's in the American Gut

1 Videos

  • Rob's Module 6 wrap-up and thank you's

1 Readings

  • Assignments

Assignment: Personal Microbiome Project Part II

    • 1 PeerReview
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1 Peer Review

  • Personal Microbiome Project Part II

Course Wrap-Up

    • 2 Readings
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2 Readings

  • Closing Remarks
  • Acknowledgements

Post Course Survey

    • 1 Readings
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1 Readings

  • Post-Course Survey

Auto Summary

Explore the fascinating world of your microbiome with "Gut Check: Exploring Your Microbiome" on Coursera. This foundational course in Science & Engineering, led by expert instructors, delves into the microbes that significantly impact your health, weight, and behavior. With a duration of 840 minutes, it offers comprehensive insights for learners at all levels. Available through Starter and Professional subscriptions, this course is perfect for anyone interested in understanding the crucial role of the human microbiome.

Rob Knight
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Rob Knight

Dr. Jessica L. Metcalf
Instructors

Dr. Jessica L. Metcalf

Dr. Katherine R. Amato
Instructors

Dr. Katherine R. Amato