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The Harvard Catalyst Genetics Consortium offers courses in genetics that are open to all members of the greater Harvard community. These courses cover both general and specialized topics in translational genetics and are designed to better acquaint clinicians and scientists with the tools and technologies available in this important field.
Courses in basic and applied genetics
Table of Contents
Module 1
Module 2
Module 3
Nanocourses
The Harvard Catalyst Genetics Consortium is pleased to announce the following education opportunities. Courses are available to all members of institutions affiliated with Harvard Catalyst and will be offered both in the Longwood Medical Area and on the Massachusetts General Hospital campus. Please check back often for updates and confirmation of dates.
Module 1:
Welcome to the Genetic Code: An Overview of Basic Genetics
This introductory course will review fundamental language and concepts including DNA anatomy and genome organization; genotype-phenotype correlations; basic population genetics; and genotyping. Participants will have the opportunity to submit questions to the faculty prior to the lectures. This course is strongly recommended for both new and experienced clinicians, clinical investigators, nurses, and other clinical research staff who wish to further expand their knowledge of modern concepts in genetics and genomics.
Harvard Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Harvard Medical School designates this educational activity for a maximum of 3.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM for the offering at MGH and a maximum of 4.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM for the offering at BWH. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This module is offered collaboratively by Harvard Catalyst, the Center for Clinical Investigation at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and the Clinical Research Program at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Faculty:
LMA: Juan Celedon, Associate Professor of Medicine, Channing Laboratory, BWH; and Benjamin Raby, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Channing Laboratory, BWH
MGH: Jordan Smoller, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Center for Human Genetic Research, MGH; and Susan A. Slaugenhaupt, Associate Professor of Neurology, Center for Human Genetic Research, MGH.
Course Dates:
| MGH | Simches Research Building, Rm 3.110 185 Cambridge Street, Boston |
January 28, 2010 | 2:00pm - 5:00pm |
| BWH | Bornstein Amphitheater 45 Francis Street, Boston |
February 11, 2010 | 8:00am - 12:30pm |
Announcements will be made when these courses are open for registration.
Module 2:
Genetic Literacy: An Intermediate Guide to Understanding the Language and Concepts of Modern Genetic Research
What's a SNP? What's the HapMap? What is a microarray and is it used for genotyping or gene expression analysis? What's an association study (and why do they do it)? If you find yourself asking similar questions, come to this course designed to briefly describe the terminology, technologies, and methodologies of modern genetics.
This second module of the series is intended for individuals with basic knowledge of modern concepts of genetics and genomics or who have taken Module 1.
Harvard Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Harvard Medical School designates this educational activity for a maximum of 3.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM for the offering at MGH and a maximum of 4.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM for the offering at BWH. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This module is offered collaboratively by Harvard Catalyst, the Center for Clinical Investigation at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and the Clinical Research Program at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Faculty:
LMA: Juan Celedon, Associate Professor of Medicine, Channing Laboratory, BWH; and Benjamin Raby, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Channing Laboratory, BWH
MGH: Jordan Smoller, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Center for Human Genetic Research, MGH; and Susan A. Slaugenhaupt, Associate Professor of Neurology, Center for Human Genetic Research, MGH.
Additional expert faculty will be added to cover specific topics.
Course Dates:
| MGH | Simches Research Building, Room 3.110 185 Cambridge Street, Boston |
February 8, 2010 | 2:00pm - 5:00pm |
| BWH | Bornstein Amphitheater 45 Francis Street, Boston |
April 8, 2010 | 8:00am - 12:30pm |
Announcements will be made when these courses are open for registration.
Module 3:
A Primer on Complex Trait Genetics: Basic Principles for the Beginning Investigator
The third module in the series offers a more in-depth discussion of complex trait genetics. This course is modeled on the Medical and Population Genetics Primer series offered at the Broad Institute, which is organized by Chris Newton-Cheh. Expert faculty will provide an in-depth discussion of topics that are relevant to clinical medicine in the genomic era.
This module is offered collaboratively by Harvard Catalyst, the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Massachusetts General Hospital.
Past Course Faculty and Topics include:
Mark Daly, PhD: The HapMap and Beyond
Paul de Bakker, PhD: Analysis of Genome-Wide SNP Datasets
Joel Hirschhorn, MD, PhD: Genetics of Height and Weight, Including the Impact of Ancestry on Association Studies
Peter Kraft, PhD: Gene-Environment and Gene-Gene Interactions
Sekar Kathiresan, MD: Genetics and Risk Prediction
David Altshuler, MD, PhD: Overview of Complex Trait Genetics
Jordan Smoller, MD, ScD: Importance of Phenotype Definition
Christopher Newton-Cheh, MD, MPH: Genetic Architecture of Complex and Really Complex Traits: Implications for Next Steps
Jose Florez, MD, PhD: Pharmacogenomics
Harvard Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Harvard Medical School designates this educational activity for a maximum of 7.5 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
This module is offered collaboratively by Harvard Catalyst, the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Massachusetts General Hospital.
This course will be offered again next academic year.
Please watch for new dates.
Nanocourses
Nanocourses are one-day events that give an overview of a particular topic in genomics and genetics. Nanocourses are open to all members of institutions affiliated with Harvard Catalyst.
Pharmacogenetics: What Do Researchers Need to Know?
December 9, 2009, 1:30pm - 5:00pm
Simches Research Building, Room 3.110
Massachusetts General Hospital
185 Cambridge Street, Boston
In this half-day course, distinguished faculty will discuss the diverse ways pharmacogenetic studies have been conducted, from small translational studies to clinical trials to large-scale cohort studies. They will address key principles necessary for clinical researchers to design, conduct, and analyze such studies. Intended for clinicians, investigators, nurses and other clinical research staff with an interest in genetics and genomics.
Harvard Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Harvard Medical School designates this educational activity for a maximum of 3.25 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Offered collaboratively by Harvard Catalyst and the Clinical Research Program and the Center for Human Genetic Research at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Announcements will be made when this course is open for registration.
Past Nanocourses
Pharmacogenetics: What Do Researchers Need to Know? January 14, 2009
Proteomics. May 18, 2009 This introductory proteomics course for clinicians, investigators, graduate and medical students, nurses, and other clinical research staff provided an introduction to the fundamental language and concepts of proteomics, from sample preparation to proteomic data analysis, from protein-protein interaction networks to proteomic and metabolomic biomarker validation, and more.