November 22, 2009



 

 Genetics and Genomics

Faculty Contacts:
Bruce Hamilton (bah@ucsd.edu)
Joseph Gleeson (jogleeson@ucsd.edu)

Genetics and Genomics are at the core of modern life sciences. Gene and Genome-centered approaches are essential in the investigation basic biological mechanisms, disease susceptibility and response to therapeutic interventions. The Genetics and Genomics Track provides a focus for this area to students and faculty in the Biomedical Sciences. Track faculty have research interests in genome-wide regulatory networks, disease gene identification, genetic architecture of complex traits, mechanisms of gene expression, genetic models of disease, gene therapy and related areas.

Track courses and training activities are integrated with the UCSD Genetics Training Program, which brings students and faculty from the Biomedical Sciences, Biological Sciences and Neurosciences graduate programs as well as peer institutions together into one coherent genetics community. The Genetics Training Program appoints and begins training students at the beginning of the second year of graduate study after completion of the core curriculum. Students in the BMS Genetics track are strongly encouraged to participate in this inter-departmental program, including a weekly journal club that fosters interactions with Genetics students across the La Jolla community.

Biomedical Sciences students who choose the Genetics Training Track should enroll in the Genetics and Genomics course (BIOM 252) in their first or second year. As topics in this course rotate from year to year, students are encouraged to take this course two successive years, fulfilling one core and one elective course requirement.

Rolf Bodmer

John Carethers

Webster K. Cavenee

Theodore Friedmann

Frank Furnari

Joseph G. Gleeson

Lawrence S.B. Goldstein

Gabriel Haddad

Bruce A. Hamilton

John R. Kelsoe, Jr.

Richard Kolodner

Albert La Spada

Mark A. Lawson

Fred Levine

Pamela L. Mellon

Alysson R. Muotri

Daniel O'Connor

Bing Ren

Michael Geoff Rosenfeld

Maike Sander

Nicholas Schork

David Traver

Eric Turner

Miles F. Wilkinson

Gene Yeo

Benjamin Yu

Kang Zhang

Kun Zhang

Binhai Zheng




Required Coursework for BMS students

BMS students take a core curriculum that provides the foundation to allow them to specialize in any of the offered tracks, focus areas, or customized study. In the Fall quarter, "Molecules to Organisms" provides a systematic approach to current Biomedical Research, using analysis of selected topics to focus on the process of research discovery and its critical evaluation. "Seminar in Biomedical Research" includes attendance at one of the UCSD seminar series and is designed to provoke critical discussion of the presented findings and scientific approaches in a small group setting. BMS students also take short courses in statistical analysis of data and ethics in research in the third quarter of their first year.

Specialized Coursework

First year courses:

BIOM252
BIOM272

Genetics and Genomics
Seminars in Genetics


Advanced courses:

BIOM262
BIOM242

Quantitative Methods in Genetics
Genetics Journal Club


Electives:

BGGN218
BGGN219
BGGN223
BGGN227
BGGN228
BGGN229
BIOM223
BIOM252
MED271
NEU221
NEU263
NEU268

Postgenomic Biology
Classic Papers in Genetics
Graduate Genetics
Plant Molecular Genetics
Developmental Genetics
Advanced Oncogenes
Genetics, Metabolism & Inherited Disorders
Genetics & Genomics (topics rotate, may be taken twice for credit)
Gene Therapy and Molecular Medicine
Genetics & Epigenetics in Brain Development
Developmental Neuroscience
Molecular & Cellular Neurobiology


Seminar Series

Students attend the Genetics and Genomics in Medicine series, as well as seminars in other local series as appropriate.

Journal Club

Students are expected to participate in the weekly Genetics Journal Club throughout the academic year.