About
Offered annually for over 60 years, the ‘Short Course’ is a 2-week program consisting of an immersive set of lectures, workshops, tutorials and demonstrations to understand the breadth of modern human genetics. The faculty includes leaders in contemporary genetics and genomics from Johns Hopkins, The Jackson Laboratory and other institutions around the world. The course covers basic science, clinical and translational aspects of human genetics and genomics, and runs the gamut from gene and variant discovery in Mendelian and complex disease, genome biology, the molecular basis of genetic disease, the use of animal models of human disease to understand pathophysiology, as well as genetic disease treatment and therapy. Afternoon workshops and lectures also cover bioinformatics, population genetics, genome manipulation, mutagenesis and phenotyping.
Additionally, there is a medical genetics clinic and a mouse “clinic” that displays the breadth of murine phenotypes and their relationship to human disorders. There is a special emphasis on student-faculty interactions as well as a poster session by participants to discuss their work with their peers and faculty. The faculty and course participants are diverse in terms of expertise, career state, and fields of concentration, creating an enriching experience for all.
Although the course schedule is quite full, time has been set aside for participants to enjoy the natural beauty of Mount Desert Island and Acadia National Park.
Research reported in this publication was supported by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number R25HD079344, The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.
Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits are pending at this time.
The 2021 course schedule is still being developed. Please view the 2020 schedule below for an idea of course content and flow.
