Course description
If you want to discover epigenetics and it's application in clinical research, join this course!
The start of the course brings you up to speed with an overview of basic epigenetic mechanisms (DNA methylation, histonemodifications, non-coding RNAs and chromatin organization).
We will also covers the main methodologies used to study epigenetics such as methods used to detect and quantify DNA methylation, chromatin immunoprecipitation and conformation capture, next generation sequencing and we'll emphasize on basic bioinformatic considerations and tools for epigenetic analysese.
These lectures will be intertwined with talks from local and international speakers focusing on key epigenetic mechanisms in health and disease (cancer, inflammation, metabolic disorders etc). Current applications of epigenetic research in common diseases, and future perspectives will also be discussed.
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
Lara Kular
Majid Pahlevan Kakhki
Maria Needhamsen
Course syllabus
K8F2601
Department
Department of Clinical Neuroscience
Doctoral programme
Cell Biology and Genetics (CBG)
Type of course
**Other course
Keywords
Epigenetics, DNA methylation, non-coding RNAs, Histone modifications, Epigenetic editing tools, Epigenetics ageing, Bioinformatics, clinical translation