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Genomic Medicine: Harnessing the Power of the Human Genome (FutureLearn)

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Genomic Medicine: Harnessing the Power of the Human Genome (FutureLearn)

Using the latest genomics research, discover how genomic technologies are changing how we understand and treat medical conditions. Explore cutting-edge genomics data analysis tools and technology. This course will advance your understanding of the rapidly growing use of genomics in the research, diagnosis, and treatment of clinical conditions.

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Discover the practical application of genomics in medicine
As medical technology advances, new hugely powerful genomics technologies enable an individual’s full gene set – and even whole genome – to be analysed rapidly and simultaneously, with the aim of identifying pathogenic DNA variants.
On this course, you’ll develop your understanding of the structure, organisation, and function of the human genome, and learn how genetic variants can disturb this function and cause disease.

Learn how to make sense of genomic data
Alongside leading academics from the University of Glasgow, you’ll explore how genomic analysis enables scientists to extract medically important findings.
You’ll get to grips with genomic data analysis and build your skills in using sophisticated online databases and tools to analyse the latest human genomic datasets.
You’ll also learn common terminology used in global genomic analysis and explore how genomic technologies can be applied in guided therapy for specific medical conditions.

What topics will you cover?

  • The Power of Genomics – How it Can be Used
  • The Genome: Structure and Function
  • Technologies and Processes
  • Making Sense of the Genomic Data
  • Using Genomics to Optimise the Management of Medical Conditions

What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...

  • Discuss the principal ways in which genomics can be used: to improve our understanding and diagnosis of medical conditions
  • Describe the composition, structure and 3D organisation of the human genome; how that relates to its function; and the various ways in which genetic variants can disturb this and cause disease
  • Understand the technologies & terminology commonly used in genomic analysis worldwide
  • Explore how enormous genomic datasets can be analysed and learn how to use sophisticated online genome browsers and analysis tools to extract medically important findings
  • Describe how genomic technologies can be applied in guiding therapy for human conditions, including precision medicine
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