? Credit Points : 10  ? SCQF Level : 10  ? Acronym : BIO-4-GEhg/eng

Human Genetics:

The aim - to explore how the impetus to understand human genetic disorders has prompted new technological advances and revealed novel biological mechanisms. Speakers in this course will give lectures showing how general principles of human genetics have applied to specific examples of human genetic syndromes.

Mammalian Trangenesis & Genome Engineering:

This Elective Course will provide a greater in-depth knowledge of the technologies presented in the Core Course for introducing genetically engineered modifications into the germ line of mammals. In particular there will be emphasis on discussing recent innovations in the following areas: chromosome engineering; transfer of human and artificial chromosomes into mice; BAC recombineering and transgenesis; conditional gene expression strategies; optimisation and genetic modification of somatic cells for transgenesis by nuclear transfer; and applications of these to functional genomics analysis, biomedical research and biotechnology.

? This course is not available to visting students.

? Pre-requisites : Permission of the Curriculum Approval Officer.

? Costs : Notepads

Home subject area

Genetics, (School of Biological Sciences, Schedule K)

? Normal year taken : 4th year

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 5 hour(s) 30 minutes per week for 5 weeks

First Class Information

Date Start End Room Area Additional Information 07/01/2008 10:00 12:00 Seminar Room, Roger Land Building

All of the following classes

Type Day Start End Area Lecture Monday 10:00 12:00 KB Lecture Tuesday 09:00 12:00 KB

? Additional Class Information : Monday - Human Genetics (Val Wilson)
Tuesday - Mammalian Transgenesis & Genetic Engineering (Andrew Smith)

Increased understanding of Biological processes. Detailed learning outcomes will be provided later.

Essay (5 points)/Essay (5 points) - Semester 2, Week 6 (February)

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Miss Donna Wright
Tel : (0131 6)51 7051
Email : Donna.Wright@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Dr Peter Fantes
Tel : (0131 6)50 5669
Email : P.Fantes@ed.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.biology.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.scieng.ed.ac.uk/