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Introduction to 'Omics: Applying 'Omics to Your Research

Online course covering the scope, analysis, and challenges of omics research

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Course Goals

  • Understand the scope of omics research and methods in: genomics, epigenomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics
  • Understand omics in terms of investigation for your biological questions (disease etiology, diagnosis, and treatment)
  • Learn about the importance of experimental design in omics research
  • Understand the challenges and limitations of big data analysis, including integration of data, batching, computational resources, and working with team members across all fields.

Omics is a rapidly evolving, multi-disciplinary, and emerging field that encompasses genomics, epigenomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics. Each of these fields offers the possibility to understand and view biology from a global perspective in a way that was previously unthinkable. High-throughput methodologies can rapidly provide a global picture of the processes within cells at multiple levels, allowing for accelerated discoveries in health and disease.

As sequencing technologies improve and costs decline, it’s imperative for biomedical researchers to build a foundational understanding of managing large omics datasets. This online course, formerly known as Introduction to ‘Omics Research, will cover the different omics areas, including their appropriate applications and experimental challenges.

Session dates

January 25 – July 19, 2023

Time commitment

Self-paced online videos and course work over six months.

Audience

  • An introduction to the principles of omics research.
  • Investigators who would like to integrate omics approaches into their research.
  • We believe that the research community is strengthened by understanding how a number of factors including gender identity, sexual orientation, race and ethnicity, socioeconomic status, culture, religion, national origin, language, disability, and age shape the environment in which we live and work, affect each of our personal identities, and impacts all areas of human health.

Eligibility

MD, PhD, DMD, PharmD, DNP, ScD, or equivalent.

Fee

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Accreditation Statement

The Harvard Catalyst Education Program is accredited by the Massachusetts Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Harvard Catalyst Education Program’s policy requires full participation and the completion of all activity surveys to be eligible for CME credit; no partial credit is allowed.

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