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.
Professor and Chairman of Genetic Medicine
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Genetics; Associate Professor
President and CEO
Levi Family Professor
Professor, Karl Gunnar Johansson Chair
Professor of Genetic Medicine
Chief, Division of Pediatric Genetics and Metabolism; Professor
Director, William S. Smilow Center for Marfan Syndrome Research Institute of Genetic Medicine; Professor of Genetic Medicine
Assistant Professor
Professor of Medicine and Cell and Developmental Biology & Executive Vice Dean and Chief Scientific Officer; Senior Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer
Assistant Professor, Genetic Medicine
Professor
Director, Division of Intramural Research; Chief Immunopathogenesis Section
Associate Director, UCSC Genome Browser
Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics
Associate Professor, Genetic Medicine
Assistant Director, Human Genetics Graduate Program; Professor of Genetic Medicine
Assistant Professor
Institute Member and Co-Director of Program in Medical and Population Genetics; Associate Professor
Postdoctoral Fellow
Chief Medical Officer
Assistant Professor & Co-Director of the Center of Mendelian Genomics
Professor of Pediatrics
Professor of Pediatrics and Director, Division of Medical Genetics
Associate Professor
Professor of Pediatrics
Chief Genomics Officer
Professor
Assistant Professor of Genome Sciences
Professor of Genetic Medicine
Assistant Professor of Genetic Medicine
Professor
Professor
Associate Professor of Medical Genetics
Professor and Director of Genome Technologies
Professor of Pharmacology and Medicine
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
Registration Fee: $1300; Optional Shared Lodging Fee: $1000
Registration Fee: $1300: Optional Shared lodging: $1000
Standard Registration Fee: $400; Scholarship Applicant Registration Fee: $25
Participants are responsible for arranging their lodging off-campus.
Subsidized, dormitory-style, shared lodging will be made available to approximately sixty attendees on a first-come, first-serve basis at College of the Atlantic.
Special block rates at local hotels will also be provided.
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, the Maxine Groffsky Endowed Chair
Professor of Genetic Medicine and Director, Institute of Genetic Medicine