Current Approaches and Issues in Biomedical Research

HNRS 2081

Iain Cartwright

Robert Brackenbury

Cindy Bachurski

Spring Semester

Thursday afternoons, 3:00 to 6:00

at the College of Medicine

Class Goals

• Investigate how major areas of biomedical research are translated into healthcare

• Explore the role of investigators, federal funding, private foundations and individual activists in shaping biomedical research

• Learn how research is conducted, via tours and demonstrations in labs and core facilities

• Develop skills for effective communication and working in teams

Content Areas

• Modern DNA sequencing, genomics and bioethics

• Stem cells and gene therapy

• Neuroscience and behavior

• Immunology and emerging infectious disease

• Biomedical engineering and medical devices

• Cancer: history of our understanding and treatment & the impact of DNA sequencing

Writing and presenting

Writing and presentingThe Huntington Disease Symposium

Capstone PaperWrite an ~ 5-page paper that describes the interplay between an area(s) of research and a societal issue

Reading

Working in teams

Labs and CoresNextGen Sequencing Core

Labs and CoresUltrasound –science and patient care

Labs and Cores

Brain tumors Biology and treatment

Thanks!Questions?