Advanced Genetics and Genomics

Catalog description

This course will provide an extensive survey of molecular genetics including molecular and cellular biology and the regulation of gene expression. Applications to human clinical genetics and genetic counseling through discussion of relevant case studies will be incorporated. The class will be primarily lecture-based with some small group work. In addition to exams, students will prepare and present a teaching tool to describe a complex topic learned in the course to individuals with limited knowledge of molecular genetics. The content of this course will provide the foundation for understanding the detailed topics covered in additional courses in the genetic counseling master's program including Foundations in Clinical Genetics and Genomic Technologies, Cancer Genetics, Reproductive and Developmental Genetics, and Medical Genetics.