The Genomic Resource Workshop is an exciting opportunity to engage students in genetics and genomic topics, specifically multi-disciplinary lectures and hands-on exercises that highlight genetic association studies and the impact on human disease diagnosis and treatment strategies.
One goal of the program is to expose students to the various disciplines involved with genetics and genomics research. A secondary goal is to increase networking across the region and identify opportunities for collaboration.
The Learning Objectives of the spring 2025 series are:
- To understand how disease genes are discovered using genome-wide association studies and admixture mapping, using kidney disease and APOL1 as an example.
- To understand how population and family structure confound association studies, and apply solutions for modeling such as relatedness.
- To learn research approaches to study how a variant has an effect on gene expression and may result in a disease.
Workshop Dates and Times
Thursday, January 23rd: 2:30-4:30 PM
Thursday, January 30th: 2:30-4:30 PM
Thursday, February 6th: 2:30-4:30 PM
Thursday, February 13th: 2:30-4:30 PM
Location
Duke's campus: MSRBIII 1125, 3 Genome Court, Durham, NC 27710
Target Audience
Undergraduate and graduate students at local institutions. No prior genetic/genomic or programming experience required.
Cost
Free to attend!
Contact Shannon Clarke with questions.
Our group values the critical need to contribute to the genomics community. We are committed to this and by way of this project, we will contribute by:
- Developing a portal to access newly generated data and software methods along with tutorials.
- Implementing cutting-edge workshops and training opportunities.
- Facilitating genomic forums and networks with an emphasis on diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- Providing cross-discipline scientific collaboration for all levels of trainees and investigators.
- Supporting on-going participation of clinical and research partnerships with pilot studies.
Stay Connected!
- Join the Working Groups (Combinatorial Technologies, Diagnostic Sequencing, Data, Outreach)
- Slack workspace
- Email lists
- Check the Website often — new events and meetings will be posted as they are scheduled.
To get connected contact Shannon Clarke.
