Course content
Weeks 1-5: Andrew Munkacsi Genetics of ageing, model organisms, molecular causes of ageing, mitochondrial dysfunction, DNA repair, telomeres, caloric restriction, insulin-like pathways, sirtuin, autophagy, centenarian genetics, premature ageing, cholesterol homeostasis, lipotoxicity.
Weeks 6-9: Melanie McConnell Cancer genomes, epigenetics, chromatin structure and cancer. Cancer genes and inherited predisposition, genetics of sporadic cancers, targeting cancer genes.
Weeks 10-12: Andrew Munkacsi Genetics, animal models, cell biology, and genetic risk factors of Alzheimer’s disease. Personalised medicine, human microbiome.
Course learning objectives
Students who pass this course will be able to:
explain classical and contemporary methods of genetic analysis and their application in genetic model systems
apply the information relevant to human genetics, both at the population and individual levels, with the ultimate goal of gaining an improved understanding of the genetic basis of human health and disease
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