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Department of Biological Sciences Peristera Paschou Lab
Studying genomic variation in health and disease

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BIOL 44400 Human Genetics

This is a fascinating time to be studying genetics. The first human genome took billions of dollars, a huge international team of scientists and technicians, and about eight years to complete in 2003. Today, a whole human genome can be sequenced for less than $2000 and in about one day. Given the computational and technical ability to handle all these data our knowledge of human evolution, development and disease now grows by leaps and bounds every year. Already the implications for this are extending beyond the laboratory and clinic settings and into the social, economic and political realms. This course builds on students’ foundations in genetics and extends into the study of human genetics. Students will be able to explain the molecular mechanisms by which genetic information is passed from person to person, how genetic information influences and is influenced by its environment, and how mutations occur and their implications. Students will also be able to discuss the genetics of human disease and how genetic technologies are employed in the diagnosis and treatment of disease. 

BIOL 69500: Neurological and Neuropsychiatric Disorders Seminar

 The aim of this course is to provide graduate students with an understanding of the neurobiological basis, treatment strategies and potential goals for future research for a broad range of disorders affecting the nervous system. Students will benefit from a broad range of expertise from faculty across the Purdue campus. Lectures by experts will be followed by student presentations on selected original papers for each covered disorder. Students will be exposed to state-of-the-art methodological approaches across different disciplines and fields ranging from biology and genetics to neuroimaging and biotechnology. 

 *The course is developed with the support of the Purdue Institute for Integrative Neuroscience

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