Course description
This course is designed for students engaged in genetic research on rare diseases, as well as those working with genomics of complex diseases and cancer. Participants will gain both theoretical knowledge and hands-on experience with current strategies and tools for analyzing sequencing data in rare disease genomics. The course also addresses ethical considerations related to large-scale sequencing.
Prerequisites and Selection
Prerequisite courses, or equivalent
No prerequisite courses, or equivalent, demanded for this course.
Selection
Selection will be based on:
1) the relevance of the course syllabus for the applicant’s individual study plan/research (according to written motivation).
2) start date of doctoral studies (priority given to earlier start date).
Course director
The course director is Anna Lindstrand. Course leaders are: Bianca Tesi, Fulya Taylan, Josephine Wincent and Jesper Eisfeldt.
Course syllabus
K1F2981
Department
Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery
Doctoral programme
Cell Biology and Genetics (CBG)
Type of course
**Other course
Keywords
genomics, rare diseases, high throughput sequencing