Genomic medicine
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Description
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Type
Master
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Maynard (USA)
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This course reviews the key genomic technologies and computational approaches that are driving advances in prognostics, diagnostics, and treatment. Throughout the semester, emphasis will return to issues surrounding the context of genomics in medicine including: what does a physician need to know? what sorts of questions will s/he likely encounter from patients? how should s/he respond? Lecturers will guide the student through real world patient-doctor interactions. Outcome considerations and socioeconomic implications of personalized medicine are also discussed. The first part of the course introduces key basic concepts of molecular biology, computational biology, and genomics. Continuing in the informatics applications portion of the course, lecturers begin each lecture block with a scenario, in order to set the stage and engage the student by showing: why is this important to know? how will the information presented be brought to bear on medical practice? The final section presents the ethical, legal, and social issues surrounding genomic medicine. A vision of how genomic medicine relates to preventative care and public health is presented in a discussion forum with the students where the following questions are explored: what is your level of preparedness now? what challenges must be met by the healthcare industry to get to where it needs to be?
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Subjects
- Computational
- Genomics
- Medical training
- Medical
- Molecular Biology
- Biology
Course programme
Lectures: 2 sessions / week, 1.5 hours / session
This course is targeted to medical students, biomedical scientists, biomedical engineers, and instructors of future genomic medicine and related courses. Advanced concepts in the bioinformatics field will be carefully introduced and require no advanced math/statistics background. Where computation is needed, the students will be provided with working tools and relevant data sets from real world examples.
Some of the questions addressed in the course include:
Molecular Biology and Genetics in Modern Medicine (HST.160) or basic introductory genetics, facility with a programming language (e.g., Perl), or instructor's permission.
Brown, Terence A. Genomes. 2nd ed. Wiley-Liss, June 15, 2002. ISBN: 9780471250463 .
Kohane, Isaac S., Alvin Kho, and Atul J. Butte. Microarrays for an Integrative Genomics . MIT Press, August 21, 2002. ISBN: 9780471250463 .
Dhanda, Rahul K. Guiding Icarus: Merging Bioethics with Corporate Interests. 1st ed. Wiley-Liss, April 5, 2002. ISBN: 9780471223801 .
Course meets for 2 lectures/week (1.5 hours/lecture); 3 problem sets assigned. In addition, students are required to give a 20-minute oral presentation and complete a scientific, publication-quality paper, approximately 10 pages long.
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Genomic medicine
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CIS Assessment
Course OnlinePrice on request -
Medway School of Pharmacy
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Vocational qualification Distance LearningPrice on request -
Borders Connect
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Kaplan University
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Remote Medicine Ireland
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