printer friendly pageBIOS 205: Introduction to R
Autumn quarter enrollment limited to ADVANCE students; instructor consent required for enrollment. Topics include: basics of R (widely used, open-source programming and data analysis environment) programming language and data structures, reading/writing files, graphics tools for figure generation, basic statistical and regression operations, survey of relevant R library packages. Interactive format combining lectures and computer lab. For course and enrollment information, see
http://bios205.stanford.edu.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1
Instructors:
Bagley, S. (PI)
DBIO 220: Genomics and Personalized Medicine (GENE 210)
Principles of genetics underlying associations between genetic variants and disease susceptibility and drug response. Topics include: genetic and environmental risk factors for complex genetic disorders; design and interpretation of genome-wide association studies; pharmacogenetics; full genome sequencing for disease gene discovery; population structure and genetic ancestry; use of personal genetic information in clinical medicine; ethical, legal, and social issues with personal genetic testing. Hands-on workshop making use of personal or publicly available genetic data. Prerequisite:
GENE 202,
Gene 205 or
BIOS 200.
Last offered: Spring 2015
GENE 210: Genomics and Personalized Medicine (DBIO 220)
Principles of genetics underlying associations between genetic variants and disease susceptibility and drug response. Topics include: genetic and environmental risk factors for complex genetic disorders; design and interpretation of genome-wide association studies; pharmacogenetics; full genome sequencing for disease gene discovery; population structure and genetic ancestry; use of personal genetic information in clinical medicine; ethical, legal, and social issues with personal genetic testing. Hands-on workshop making use of personal or publicly available genetic data. Prerequisite:
GENE 202,
Gene 205 or
BIOS 200.
Last offered: Spring 2015
GENE 221: Current Issues in Aging
Current research literature on genetic mechanisms of aging in animals and human beings. Topics include: mitochondria mutations, insulin-like signaling, sirtuins, aging in flies and worms, stem cells, human progeria, and centenarian studies. Prerequisite:
GENE 203, 205 or
BIOS 200.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 2
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