Overview

This course will cover broad aspects of genetics which relate to medical technologies and diagnostics. It will cover relevant areas of basic human genetics. It will give the students an excellent grounding in human genomics and the new technology developments in human genomics which are leading to medical treatments and screening programmes based on the genetic make-up of individual genome profiles. In addition the students will be given experience in case studies of specific non-cancerous human genetic diseases and will employ a self learning exercise to get a deep understanding of the molecular and genetic basis for the aetiology of human genetic disorders.

Specific areas covered are:

(i) human molecular genetics in medicine; (ii) Post genomics and personalised genetics in medicine; (iii) basic genetics relevance to medicine; (iv) case studies into specific human genetic disorders.

Learning Outcomes

• On successful completion of the module the students should be able to demonstrate a broad understanding of diagnostic approaches used within the field of Medical Genetics.

• On successful completion of the module the students should be able to demonstrate a broad understanding of how insight into molecular mechanisms of living systems can be used to understand the aetiology of human disease and how it can result in the development of new clinically relevant tools / technologies.

• On successful completion of the module the students should be able to demonstrate a broad understanding of how post-genomics technologies can be applied to medical research and the developments in clinical medical genetics / molecular biology.

• On successful completion of the module the students should be able to demonstrate a broad understanding of modern technologies associated with Medical Genetics.

• On successful completion of the module the students should be able to demonstrate a broad understanding of the basic science which underpins modern Medical Genetics

• On successful completion of the module the students should be able to demonstrate a broad understanding technologies used in the analysis of the human genome.

• On successful completion of the module the students will demonstrate an ability to follow experimental procedures for the investigation of genetic disease with interpretation and discussion in a written report.