Genomes, Disease, & Diversity

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

Through lectures (content delivery, explanation) practicals (practice in techniques and problem solving) we will provide students with a broad overview of the genomics and the impact of new approaches across the biosciences. We will introduce the basics of new technologies and show the application of these to study of: a) inherited traits, including Mendelian and complex human diseases; b) the non-inherited somatic genome with particular focus on cancer; c) human kinship and origins; d) the microbiome; and e) the genomics of ecology.