Course content

You will study:

• the fundamentals of human and molecular genetics
• basic cytogenetics
• approaches to the analysis of human monogenic disease
• complex polygenic diseases
• statistical genetics
• computing
• quantitative genetics
• animal models and transgenesis
• an introduction to clinical genetics and genetic counselling services
• gene therapy
• immunogenetics
• cancer genetics

There are up to four weeks of intensive laboratory practical sessions, as well as computer practicals in statistical genetics and bioinformatics, regular research seminars on site, student seminar and journal presentations, study group activities and a six-month full-time research project in the summer.