7.342 Personal Genomics and Medicine: What's in Your Genome?, Spring 2014
Author(s)
Herskovits, A. Zara
Alternative Title
Personal Genomics and Medicine: What's in Your Genome?
Date Issued
June 2014
Abstract
Human genome sequencing has revolutionized our understanding of disease susceptibility, drug metabolism and human ancestry. This course will explore how these advances have been made possible by revolutionary new sequencing methodologies that have decreased costs and increased throughput of genome analysis, making it possible to examine genetic correlates for a variety of biological processes and disorders. The course will combine discussions of primary scientific research papers with hands-on data analysis and small group presentations. This course is one of many Advanced Undergraduate Seminars offered by the Biology Department at MIT. These seminars are tailored for students with an interest in using primary research literature to discuss and learn about current biological research in a highly interactive setting. Many instructors of the Advanced Undergraduate Seminars are postdoctoral scientists with a strong interest in teaching.
Subjects
genome sequencing
genome analysis
disease susceptibility
drug metabolism
human ancestry
mitochondrial DNA
tyrosine kinase inhibitors
BCR-ABL gene fusion
PCSK9 inhibitors
hypercholesterolemia
genetic testing
next generation sequencing
Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs)
copy number variations (CNVs)
genome-wide association studies (GWAS)
Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML)
mosaics
chimeras
bioinformatics
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biology
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