DNA, Genetics, and Genomics: Understanding their Importance in Health and Cancer

Offered By: University of Glasgow via FutureLearn

Course Description

Overview

Learn how genomics is transforming the treatment of genetic disorders

Enhance your understanding of the role genetics plays in shaping our health, and how this insight can help us treat disease.

Syllabus

Courses under this program:
Course 1: Understanding Genetic Disorders: How DNA Influences Health
-Explore the science behind our genetics and health and empower those with genetics disorders to make more informed health choices.

Course 2: Genomic Medicine: Harnessing the Power of the Human Genome
-Using the latest genomics research, discover how genomic technologies are changing how we understand and treat medical conditions.

Course 3: Cancer in the 21st Century
-Discover how genetics is revolutionising the detection and treatment of the different types of cancer.

Taught by

Leah Marks , Maria Jackson, Edward Tobias and Gerhard May

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