[Biostudent] Spring 2025 IPHG Courses still open

[BIOLOGY via Biostudent]

  *   PHG 303 - Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing: Uses and Issues<https://sdb.admin.washington.edu/timeschd/uwnetid/sln.asp?QTRYR=SPR+2025&SLN=18573>
     *   T/Th 11:30am-12:50pm; Friday Quiz sections. By the end of this year, more than 100 million people will have taken genetic tests without ever consulting a doctor. Family secrets are exposed, anonymity in adoption and gamete donation is destroyed, decades-old cold cases are solved, disease risks are found, racial identities are shaken, reproductive decisions are altered...and a lot of dodgy supplements are sold. This 5 credit course covers the current state of the direct-to-consumer genetic testing market with lectures, debates and case studies. No prerequisites, some prior exposure to basic genetics is helpful, but not required.
  *   PHG 511 - Genetic Epidemiology<https://sdb.admin.washington.edu/timeschd/uwnetid/sln.asp?QTRYR=SPR+2025&SLN=18578>
     *   M/W 11:30am-12:50pm. This course focuses on the fundamental research methods and applications in the dynamic field of genetic epidemiology. By the end of the course, students will be familiar with key genetic concepts, be able to describe current genomic technologies used in genetic epidemiology, understand various study designs in genetic epidemiology and have some experience using relevant software and web-based data resources.
  *   PHG 536 - Bioinformatics and Gene Sequence Analysis<https://sdb.admin.washington.edu/timeschd/uwnetid/sln.asp?QTRYR=SPR+2025&SLN=18579>
     *   M/W 10:00am-11:20am. This class will introduce students to a set of bioinformatics tools they can use to further their future research. We will introduce the basics of python, and common python libraries for data handling, analysis, and presentation. We will then focus on tools for analyzing RNAseq data and various ways of describing data using networks. The last classes will cover bioinformatics approaches to dealing with the added complexity of proteins. We will wrap up the class with a self-guided project, where students use the tools from this class to solve a *reasonable* problem of interest to them or their lab. Students need to bring laptops with them to every class.

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Annique Atwater
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Associate Director of Academic Services
Institute for Public Health Genetics<http://iphg.biostat.washington.edu/>
Box 357660, Seattle, WA 98195-7660
Health Sciences Building, H690F
phginfo at uw.edu<mailto:phginfo at uw.edu>

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