This course is a modern survey of heredity, disease, genetics in experimental animals and humans, and molecular genetics in the diagnosis and treatment of inherited disorders. The program combines JHU research expertise in medical genetics with JAX’s unique knowledge and experience in experimental genetics using the mouse system.
Registration is Open
For nearly 6 decades the 'McKusick Short Course' has been the most influential annual training event in medical genetics. The course was initiated by Dr. Victor McKusick and Jackson Laboratory Faculty and remains a joint effort of Jackson Laboratory and Johns Hopkins University. A large number of the more than 6,000 alumni are now leaders in their fields and have returned to teach as faculty members.
The content of the annual Short Course focuses on three areas:
The development and uses of modern techniques in bioinformatics, mathematical genetics, genome manipulation, mutagenesis and phenotyping are taught in lectures and in afternoon workshop sessions. The Short Course includes a focus on understanding the molecular basis of genetic disease, animal models of disease, treatment and therapy.
Head of Research Laboratory, Biomedical Genomics and Oncogenetics
Professor and Chairman of Genetic Medicine
Academic Clinician, Affiliate Professor
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Genetics; Associate Professor
Professor, Knowlton Family Chair
Professor Emeritus
President and CEO
Levi Family Professor
Director, Center for Human Genetics and Genomics
Associate Professor
Professor of Genetic Medicine
Chief, Division of Pediatric Genetics and Metabolism; Professor
Professor of Biomedical Informatics
Director, William S. Smilow Center for Marfan Syndrome Research Institute of Genetic Medicine; Professor of Genetic Medicine
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor, Genetic Medicine
Dr. Frank V. Sutland Professor of Pediatric Genetics; Professor of Genetic Medicine
Professor
Professor and Principal Investigator
Director, Division of Intramural Research; Chief Immunopathogenesis Section
Professor of Genetic Medicine; Director, Greenberg Center for Skeletal Dysplasias
Founding Member; Professor of Biology
Associate Director, UCSC Genome Browser
Associate Professor
Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics
Scientific Director and Professor, The Jackson laboratory for Genomic Medicine, Robert Alvine Family Endowed Chair
Associate Professor, Genetic Medicine
Professor of Medicine
Assistant Director, Human Genetics Graduate Program; Professor of Genetic Medicine
Assistant Research Scientist
Principal Investigator
William Lambert Richardson Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology and Professor of Pathology
Assistant Professor
Institute Member and Co-Director of Program in Medical and Population Genetics; Associate Professor
Professor of Genomic Medicine and Bioinformatics
Assistant Professor & Co-Director of the Center of Mendelian Genomics
Professor of Pediatrics
Director
Professor of Pediatrics and Director, Division of Medical Genetics
Associate Professor
Chief Genomics Officer
Professor of Computational Biology
Senior Vice President for Personalized Medicine, Sam Clark Chair in Experimental Therapeutics, Professor of Pharmacology, Professor of Biomedical Informatics
Assistant Professor of Genome Sciences
Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
Professor of Genetic Medicine
Senior Database User Support Specialist II
Assistant Professor of Genetic Medicine
Professor
Professor of Genetic Medicine and Director, Institute of Genetic Medicine
Professor
Professor of Oncology, Pathology and Medicine; Co-Director of Cancer Genetics and Epigenetics; Associate Cancer Center Director for Precision Medicine
Associate Professor of Medical Genetics
Professor of Pharmacology and Medicine
Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Director, McKusick-Nathans Institute, and Department of Genetic Medicine, Professor of Genetic Medicine; Professor of Medical Genetics, Director of GeneMAP
Associate Professor in Pediatrics; Attending Physician
Course Registration Fee: $1200
Registration Fee: $1200
Registration includes full virtual access to lectures, Q&A sessions, and course materials during the event and for a period of time after the event concludes. Special pricing is available for virtual participation, including scholarships, and discounts for groups.
Participants are responsible for arranging their lodging off-campus.
Dormitory lodging at the College of the Atlantic is available for an additional fee of $600. Online, wire transfer and check payment options are available. Registrations must be paid in full by June 15, 2022 unless alternative arrangements have been made. Attendees are responsible for all travel and lodging costs associated with this course. Breakfast and lunches are provided each day of the course and are included in the registration fee.
Special block rates at the following hotel will be available for a limited time:
Bar Harbor Regency - 123 Eden Street, Bar Harbor, ME - (207) 299-9723
July 17 - 27 | Room with one king bed or two queen beds: $369/night + $25 taxable resort fee per room, per night.
Please call phone number to book and reference "Jackson Labs Participant Room Block"
Air
Bar Harbor is serviced by two airports:
Hancock County/Bar Harbor Airport (BHB) – 20 minutes away
Bangor International Airport (BGR) – 1hr 15 minutes away
Public transportation is not available from local airports. Please visit the Bar Harbor and Bangor airport services webpages for information on shuttles to and from Mount Desert Island. Rideshare options like Uber or Lyft are not commonly available.
Ground
Bar Harbor is approximately 5 hours by car from the greater Boston area. Rental cars are available from Hertz at either nearby airport. Additionally, there is a free Island Explorer bus system which can be used around the island and the national park.
Additional Area Information:
Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce
Acadia National Park
Director, Center for Human Genetics and Genomics
Associate Professor
Dr. Frank V. Sutland Professor of Pediatric Genetics; Professor of Genetic Medicine
Scientific Director and Professor, The Jackson laboratory for Genomic Medicine, Robert Alvine Family Endowed Chair
Scientific Director and Professor, The Jackson Laboratory for Mammalian Genetics
Professor of Genetic Medicine and Director, Institute of Genetic Medicine