Microbiological and Genomic Strategies for Testing Across Diverse Applications
About This Course
Testing for microbial presence is paramount for different applications including food safety, water quality testing, environmental monitoring, and sterility testing for Pharmaceuticals. As diverse sectors that use such tests continue to expand in Singapore, the competencies of personnel working within these industries is crucial. Conventional microbiological methods including culturing, gram-staining and microscopy, in addition to molecular techniques such as Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) are routinely used to maintain rigorous safety standards in various industries. Proficiency in both foundational microbial techniques, as well as advanced genomic and bioanalytical methodologies are essential to efficiently fulfil stringent standards mandated by professional bodies.
This comprehensive course serves to equip personnel across diverse sectors with updated knowledge and hands-on opportunities involving microbiological, mass spectrometric and genomic methods for microbial testing. All participants will gain practical training in fundamental microbiological testing techniques that are compliant to both international and local testing benchmarks. In addition, the course will introduce and provide meaningful hands-on opportunities for participants to learn and experience using Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption/Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) and Oxford Nanopore Sequencing for microbial enumeration and classification.
The objective of this course is to cultivate highly skilled practitioners competent in relevant and cutting edge microbiological and genomic techniques for microbial testing. This course is essential for building a resilient and skilled workforce dedicated to safeguarding public health through reliable microbial testing methods.
What You'll Learn
This training not only ensures that personnel stay abreast of the microbiological methods necessary for meeting international standards for testing methodologies, but also acquaints them with cutting edge technologies like mass spectrometry and advanced genomics which can be employed for microbial profiling. In Singapore, a scarcity of comprehensive courses covering both fundamental and emerging protocols leaves a gap in the training of pertinent personnel.
The proposed course will cover both foundational as well as the latest technologies for microbiological and genomic methods relevant for many different applications including food safety, water quality testing, environmental monitoring and sterility testing.
These topics include:
1. Microbiological culturing and aseptic practices
2. Effective utilization of light microscopes
3. Gram staining methodologies
4. Application of selective and differential microbiological procedures
5. Biochemical and serological methods for microbial detection
6. Molecular techniques for microbiological identification
7. Utilization of nanopore sequencing for comprehensive microbial profiling.
Entry Requirements
Basic microbiology and molecular biology lab skills