Language: English
Course information
The content of the course covers genotyping techniques, bioinformatics and statistical basics including the linking of the collected data with public available databases and the interpretation of sequence variation. We will discuss scientific issues such as determining the genetic lineage of individuals, learning from genomes about the migration and evolution of the human population, and how natural selection has shaped human genomes. Furthermore, the course will discuss medical aspects: how to detect disease-causing genetic mutations, how to predict diseases such as diabetes based on genomic data, and how genetic information can be used to recommend clinical treatments. Additionally, we will talk about direct-to-consumer tests commonly used to inform about non-medical, general wellness traits (such as athletic ability, hair color, earwax type, wine taste preferences, -for example), or help individuals explore their genetic ancestry. Practical exercises will form the core of the course.
For further information about the course and its content in general please refer to the course website.
Course contents
Mandatory Intro- Meeting 04/10/2024
Introductory class: 04/17/2024
Introduction to inheritance, genetic testing, genetic counselling: 04/24/2024:
Basic concepts of molecular genetics: 05/08/2024
Clinical phenotyping: 05/15/2024
Seminar - basics of human genetics - from molecules to the clinic: 05/22/2024
Pharmacogenomics: 05/29/2024
Population genetics and Ancestry: 06/05/2024
Genotyping & Sequencing techniques: 06/12/2024
Population genetics and Ancestry 2: 06/26/2024
Installation instructions
Seminar Population genetics and Tech Check: 07/03/2024
Introduction to Genome Wide Association Studies (GWAS): 07/10/2024
Introduction to Polygenic Risk score analysis and GWAS Seminar: 07/17/2024
Block course: 07/22/2024 - 07/25/2024
Mock exam:
This is a mock exam, you can do as an exercise for yourself. It is the exam from the course 2022.QUIZZES :
find all uyg course quizzes herePopG genetic simulation program:
Please find the PopG program available for you to either download or as a web application. You will need it in the population genetics lecture 2 and population genetics seminar.