Course Syllabus
Table of Contents
Course Dates:
This course runs twice per year in the spring and fall. For details on the next iteration of this course, please visit the overview page.
Course Website
When registered for the course, you will be provided a personalized username and password that allows you to sign-in.
Course Directors:
Tracey Petryshen, PhD | Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School
Raul Mostoslavsky, MD, PhD | Associate Professor, Massachusetts General Hospital
Radhika Khetani, PhD | Research Associate, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Judith Steen, PhD | Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School
Course Topics
This course includes the following topics and was designed to be taken at your own pace.
Unit 1: Introduction to ‘Omics Research
4 weeks
Unit 2: Genomics
3 weeks
Unit 3: Epigenomics
2 weeks
Unit 4: Transcriptomics
3 weeks
Unit 5: Proteomics
3 weeks
Unit 6: Metabolomics
3 weeks
Unit 7: Data Analysis
2 weeks
Unit 8: Integration & Future Perspectives
2 weeks
Course Conclusion
2 weeks
Participant Expectations
The course is designated for a maximum of 20.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ which are earned through completing course activities; including watching all lecture videos and completing pre- and post-course surveys over the duration of this six-month course.
A full course schedule has been included above. Participants may work through the course at their own pace, but must meet all course deadlines in order to remain eligible for a certificate of completion and/or CME credit certificate. Course Schedule
Completing the Course
Each participant is eligible for a certificate of completion upon viewing all course lecture videos and completing course assignments.
CME Credit: The Harvard Catalyst Education Program is accredited by the Massachusetts Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Harvard Catalyst Education Program designates this enduring material for a maximum of 20.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.
Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. In order to receive CME credits, participants must complete the course in its entirety by the final course deadline of June 15, 2022. Completion of the course includes the following:
- Watching all videos for the course
- Completing all corresponding lecture surveys
- Completing all course assignments (lecture quizzes)
- Completing the pre- and post-course surveys
Eligible participants may request certificates of completion and/or CME credit certificates through the end of the course evaluation survey, which is available as part of the course conclusion via the course website.