Online Courses

There are many online opportunities to learn more about genomic medicine. We have highlighted some here, and the HEE Genomics Education Programme also maintains links to online courses and resources.

FutureLearn offer a range of MOOCs (Massive Open Online Course) in genomics, many run in conjunction with St George’s, University of London.

St George’s, University of London provides a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) called The Genomics Era: The Future of Genetics in Medicine on the Future Learn platform.

This is free to join and open to anyone, but has been developed with healthcare professionals in mind.

See also the MSc in Genomic Medicine from Queen Mary, University of London.

Or you can go back to the Education main page for information.

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Prehistoric humans are likely to have formed mating networks to avoid inbreeding October 5, 2017
The study, reported in the journal Science, examined genetic information from the remains of anatomically modern humans who lived during the Upper Palaeolithic, a period when modern humans from Africa first colonised western Eurasia. The results suggest that people deliberately sought partners beyond their immediate family, and that they were probably connected to a wider […]
Genome editing reveals role of gene important for human embryo development September 20, 2017
The team used genome editing techniques to stop a key gene from producing a protein called OCT4, which normally becomes active in the first few days of human embryo development. After the egg is fertilised, it divides until at about 7 days it forms a ball of around 200 cells called the ‘blastocyst’. The study […]
Snip, snip, cure: correcting defects in the genetic blueprint July 14, 2017
Dr James Thaventhiran points to a diagram of a 14-year-old boy’s family tree. Some of the symbols are shaded black. “These family members have a very severe form of immunodeficiency. The children get infections and chest problems, the adults have bowel problems, and the father died from cancer during the study. The boy himself had […]

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