Principles of Human Disease
As taught in: Spring 2006
Gene therapy using an adenovirus vector. Image courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
Instructors:
Prof. David Housman
Prof. Jacqueline Lees
MIT Course Number:
7.27
Level:
Undergraduate
Course Description
This course covers current understanding of, and modern approaches to human disease, emphasizing the molecular and cellular basis of both genetic disease and cancer. Topics include: The Genetics of Simple and Complex Traits; Karyotypic Analysis and Positional Cloning; Genetic Diagnosis; The Roles of Oncogenes and Tumor Suppressors in Tumor Initiation, Progression, and Treatment; The Interaction between Genetics and Environment; Animal Models of Human Disease; Cancer; and Conventional and Gene Therapy Treatment Strategies.
