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 virtual, option for the course will include daily lectures, panel discussions, and featured presentations from 10:30 AM - 5:30 PM EDT. Live sessions will be recorded and posted on a centralized canvas course for participants within 72 hours of airing.
Registration is Open
Jul 18 - 28
2022
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. Workshops and lectures also cover bioinformatics, population genetics, genome manipulation, mutagenesis and phenotyping.
This course includes daily lectures in the mornings and evenings as well as afternoon mini-symposia, workshops, tutorials, demonstrations and a poster session. There is special emphasis on student-faculty interaction. The faculty is diverse in terms of disciplines and the students in terms of stage of career and fields of concentration. This diversity makes for an enriching experience for all. Although the course schedule is quite full, there is time set aside to enjoy the natural beauty of Mt. Desert Island and Acadia National Park.
Chen K. Chai Memorial Lecture
Svante Pääbo, Ph.D., Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Victor A. McKusick Memorial Lecture
Wylie Burke, M.D., Ph.D., University of Washington
Thomas H. Roderick Memorial Lecture
Hopi Hoekstra, Ph.D., Harvard University, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Senior Lecturer
Cynthia Morton, Ph.D., Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital
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" or click here.
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