Lectures:
Each lecture is 2-3 hours long, and contains in-depth genetics and bioinformatics material, review questions, and practice problems. The following topics are covered: Cell structure and chromosomal organization; mitosis and meiosis; mendelian inheritance; complex inheritance and pedigrees; gene and chromosome mutations; viruses and prions; a jeopardy review game; introduction to gene expression research; GEO2R walkthrough; String db and GO walkthrough; KEGG Pathways, GeneCards, and UCSC Genome Browser walkthrough; etc.
If you are interested in accessing this curriculum, please email bisvgeneticsandgenomics@gmail.com.
Students are taught to use and apply bioinformatics tools to research disease and write research abstracts. They will analyze expression profiling by array datasets to study a chosen disease of focus, then will present their findings in a written abstract and oral presentation at the end of the year.
A fun mid-year project that our clubs host is the Genetic Mystery Project, where students are tasked to use genetics concepts that they have learned thus far to explain mysteries or misconceptions in history. This activity is a great way for students to apply their knowledge in a creative and engaging manner to real-life scenarios.