First LatinAmerican
Course on Human Disease Gene Mapping
Venue: Sede
de Investigaciones Universitarias (SIU), Universidad
de Antioquia. Medellin-Colombia
Organizers
Grupo
de Genetica Molecular Facultad de Medicina Universidad de Antioquia Andres Ruiz-Linares MD, PhD (e-mail)
This course will focus on methods for the genetic analysis of human
diseases, both Mendelian and those showing a complex pattern of inheritance.
Intended audience includes biomedical scientists and clinicians engaged
in or planning genetic studies of a human disease. The course will be at
an introductory level and have a practical orientation so as to provide
participants with theoretical concepts as well as an appreciation of practical
issues that need to be addressed in setting up a genetic mapping study.
Topics to be covered by the course include: Mendelian inheritance in humans,
phenotyping , genotyping, linkage analysis, association studies, the human
genome sequence and Internet tools for genetic analysis. The course will
take place in five full days. The morning sessions will comprise three
45-minute lectures. The afternoon sessions will consist of 2-hour computer
tutorials. The computer cluster will be available for 2 additional hours
after the tutorial for the students to carry out unsupervised work. Course
participants will be expected to make a 10 minute presentation of their
ongoing work. A good command of English is essential for the course.
Course speakers
includeJurgOtt and
Josephine Hoh (Rockefeller
University, Participants are
expected to have a background in biomedical sciences, and should be engaged
in or considering a research project on the genetics of a human disease.
A good command of English is essential.
To apply, please
fill in the application
form.
This course is partly funded by the International Centre for Genetic
Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB)
TheGalton
Laboratory
University College London
United Kingdom
A Preliminary
Programme
