Genomics and Personalized Medicine

Catalog description

With the advance of companies like 23andMe, Ancestry and Helix people now have access to our own genotype of clinically relevant variants. In this laboratory, students will create their own genotyping assay, from choosing a gene or variant of interest, to applying bioinformatics tools to the variant, to testing our assay on genomic DNA. Students who are interested in the application of genomics and personalized medicine in a career in pharmaceuticals or healthcare would especially benefit from this course.