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AI for Microbiologists (Prompt Course)

15 lessons · 270 prompts

A day in the life of a Microbiologist: what changes with these prompts.

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Start Here: Practical AI Skills for Microbiologists

AI for Microbiologists (Prompt Course) equips researchers, clinicians, and industry professionals with practical ways to use AI and conversational tools to plan studies, analyze data, document decisions, and communicate findings across key areas of microbiology. Rather than teaching generic AI tricks, the course focuses on realistic lab, field, and clinical scenarios so you can apply prompt-driven workflows to the questions you already face-whether you work with genomes, environmental samples, fermentation systems, clinical datasets, or infection control programs.

What you'll learn

  • How to structure prompts that are clear, reproducible, and grounded in microbiological context
  • Ways to transform messy notes, protocols, and datasets into organized analyses and decision-ready summaries
  • Strategies for literature triage, evidence synthesis, and critical appraisal to support study design and reporting
  • Approaches for rapid ideation, including experimental rationales, measurement plans, and candidate workflows-kept at a high level and aligned with safety and compliance considerations
  • Techniques for AI-assisted data exploration, result interpretation, and error checking across genomics, ecology, clinical, and bioprocess applications
  • Methods to document assumptions, references, and uncertainties so that outputs are transparent and auditable
  • Best practices for privacy, bioethics, and biosafety awareness when using AI with sensitive or regulated information

How this course works

  1. 15 lessonsOne task of your job each, from microbial genome analysis to laboratory safety and protocol design.
  2. Ready-to-paste promptsCopy, fill in the parts in {{brackets}}, paste into ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini.
  3. Tick and completeTick the prompts you tried and mark each lesson complete.
  4. Get certifiedFinish with the exam and a certificate for LinkedIn.