Spotlight on Science Meetings, Conferences and Events brings you information on the following event: Human and Mammalian Genetics and Genomics: The 58th McKusick Short Course
This course is a modern survey of heredity, disease, genetics in experimental animals and humans, and molecular genetics in the diagnosis and treatment of inherited disorders.
This course includes daily lectures in the mornings and evenings as well as afternoon mini-symposia, workshops, tutorials, demonstrations and a poster session. There is special emphasis on student-faculty interaction. The faculty is diverse in terms of disciplines and the students in terms of stage of career and fields of concentration. Although the course schedule is quite full, there is time set aside to enjoy the natural beauty of Mt. Desert Island and Acadia National Park.
Three Areas of Focus
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an up-to-date presentation of genetics in experimental animals and humans
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the relationship of heredity to disease in experimental animals and humans
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the importance of molecular genetics in the diagnosis and treatment of inherited disorders.
The development and uses of modern techniques in bioinformatics, mathematical genetics, genome manipulation, mutagenesis and phenotyping are taught in lectures and in afternoon workshop sessions. The Short Course includes a focus on understanding the molecular basis of genetic disease, animal models of disease, treatment and therapy.
The Jackson Laboratory
Bar Harbor, ME
Phone: (973) 206-8092
http://medsummit-cecme.org/site/Default.aspx
Wednesday, July 12, 2017 to Saturday, July 15, 2017
