This course, offered by the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, is intended for those who are interested in an introduction to DNA microarray technology and methods to analyze gene expression data. The course is worth 2 units and grading is "satisfactory/unsatisfactory" only.
Why Register?
The confluence of biotechnology, computer sciences and the completion of genome sequencing efforts for many organisms have resulted in revolutionary changes in how biomedical research can be done. It is now possible to synthesize high-density arrays containing tens of thousands of specified DNA sequences which, for example, include every known gene of an organism, on a single glass slide or chip. Labeled RNA or DNA targets (such as messenger RNAs obtained from cells, tissues or organisms under different physiological conditions or treatments) can be analyzed by hybridization on the chip. This technology allows several types of questions to be asked at a qualitatively different scale than has been possible previously, and is currently having a dramatic impact on the pace of discovery in the fields of biomedical research.
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First class will meet Thursday January 8, 2009 in Leichtag 205.
Please contact Sonia Jain sojain@ucsd.edu, for more information.