Genomics and Personalized Medicine Laboratory

Catalog description

With the advance of genomics, treatment can be individualized and potentially matched to a patient’s genetic, protein and environmental variants. We will examine the anatomy of the genome including structural variants such as copy number variations, and single nucleotide polymorphisms. Students will learn about molecular diagnostic techniques used to identify variations such as whole genome analysis, genome wide association studies (GWAS) and genotyping techniques. Students will look at the impact of personalized or precision medicine health care.