GEN3051 Schedule 2026

Week	Lectures			Laboratory Sessions
1	1	Overview of genetic disorders	RBR	No Lab session
	2	Segregation and linkage analysis – single gene diseases	RBR
2	3	Identifying human disease genes	RBR	Identification of Disease Genes I and II	RBR
	4	Gene discovery and diagnostics by high throughput sequencing	RBR
3	5	Human mutation and mol. pathology	RBR	Optional drop in session for Lecture Test 1 preparation (via Zoom)	RBR
	6	Animal models in human genetics	RBR
4	7	Advances in genetic screening	RBR	Lecture Test 1	RBR
	8	Clinical Genetics	MD
5	9	Cystic Fibrosis	CV	Cystic Fibrosis I	LK
	10	Genetic treatment of disease	RBR
Mid-semester Break: April 3 - 10
6	11	Stem Cells	RBR	Cystic Fibrosis II	LK
7	12	Complex disease gene identification I	RBR	Gel and Data Analysis	LK
8	13	Complex disease gene identification II	RBR	Optional drop in session for help with the Cystic Fibrosis report and Lecture Test 2 preparation	LK
	14	Mitochondrial Genetics and Disease	CV
9	15	Cancer Genetics I	CV	Lecture Test 2	CV
	16	Cancer Genetics II	CV
10	17	Epigenetics and disease	RB	Oral Presentations	RBR/RB/TC/CV
	18	Forensic genetics - applications	DR
11	19	Forensic genetics I	RB	Oral Presentations	RBR/RB/TC/CV
	20	Forensic genetics II	RB
12	21	Forensic genetics III	RB	Forensics and Lecture Test 3 preparation	RB
	22	Forensic genetics IV	RB
14				Lecture Test 3	RB
Laboratory sessions are on Thursday at 10am or 2pm in the Genetics Teaching Laboratories Rm 331-332, 18 Innovation Walk
Lecturers: RBR: Prof. Robert Bryson-Richardson CV: Dr Callum Vidor RB: Dr Richard Burke MD: Prof. Martin Delatycki TC: Dr Thomas Hiscox DR: Dr. Debra Ryan

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