Epigenomics for Precision Medicine

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Prerequisite: 42100 Introduction to Precision Medicine This course is designed to introduce students to Epigenetics and Epigenomics, an important foundation of modern medicine, in particular as an advanced discipline of Precision Medicine. Epigenomics refers to the inheritance of traits independent of the coding capacity of the DNA and is highly influenced by the environment. Fortunately, epigenomic dysregulations that cause diseases are often amenable to therapeutic intervention, thereby auguring the birth of novel therapeutics. Additionally, like genomics, epigenomics is providing promising biomarkers for diagnosis, prognosis, and real-time surveillance of disease progression. In this course, students will discuss molecular mechanisms underlying epigenetic events, the tools for the design and execution of research in this discipline, how to generate and analyze epigenomic data, and the application of Epigenomics to diagnostics, prognostics, and treatments. Entry level visualization of bioinformatics will be covered as it relates to Epigenomics. No prior bioinformatic knowledge is necessary to enroll for course.