Learning objectives for BCHM 411/811 include gaining the ability to:
Understand the physical and functional properties of the human genome
Use Bioinformatic tools to identify human variation and assess their significance
Understand how genome variation is assessed and contributes to human disease and therapies
Interpret the significance of SNPs and cancer mutations
Understand how microRNA’s control gene expression
Understand the applications of genome editing tools to research and therapy
Understand how epigenetics can control gene expression
Know the role of stem cells in development and disease
Anaylze and interpret contraversial scientific literature and present findings from advanced molecular biology-related research articles to your peers