In recent years advances in molecular biology together with reference data from the human genome project have made it possible to record the full expression profile of cells (i.e. all genes), high density maps of chromosome gain and loss (using SNP), and
- Teacher: Haroon Sheikh
Advances in knowledge of the biology of leukemias and lymphomas; genetic alterations contributing to development of these neoplasms; hematopathology; understanding molecular genetics of solid tumors; inherited alterations in tumor suppressor genes and gen
- Teacher: Rana Anjum
Students can join an ongoing project or work on an independent problem in close cooperation with a faculty member (Research Supervisor).
- Teacher: Samina Mehnaz
The focus of the course will be on some aspects of human diseases specially on diagnosis and use of biomarkers for treatment. Genetic aspects of the disease disorders will also be covered. Techniques such as ELISA, DNA hybridization, PCR, DNA fingerprinti
- Teacher: Adnan Arshad
This course will introduce students to the fundamentals of epigenetic regulation of gene expression. Specifically, the focus will be on structural changes in the DNA instead of DNA sequence variation as a source of epigenetic control of gene expression an
- Teacher: Haroon Sheikh
Human genome and genomic organization; chromatin and chromosome structure; human genetic variation, polymorphisms; molecular basis of inherited disease; deletion, duplication, and insertion mutations; Missense, nonsense, null, and frameshift mutations; mu
- Teacher: Deeba Baig