| Unit name | Genomic Data Science |
|---|---|
| Unit code | SSCM30005 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | H/6 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
| Unit director | Dr. Davis |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
This is part of an intercalated BSc for Medical, Veterinary or Dental students |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | Bristol Medical School |
| Faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences |
Understanding human genetics through essential statistical and computational skills that will equip you to interpret genomic data in the laboratory and clinic. Topics include genome-wide association and sequence analysis, genetic risk prediction, big data and bioinformatics, twin and family studies and practical genomics coding skills. We only assume knowledge of topics encountered in the first two years of a medical degree, and the teaching is specifically tailored to intercalating medical students.
After this component of the course, students will be able to:
1) perform association analyses to assess the correlation between genotype and phenotype
2) discuss approaches to assessing heritability, including twin studies and SNP-based heritability
3) predict genetic risk on the basis of genetic variants
4) critically evaluate approaches to the analysis of DNA sequences
interrogate genomic databases and understand the information retrieved
Methods of Teaching
This unit will be delivered in the form of workshops using a variety of methods including interactive lectures, presentations, debates, practical workshops and seminars. Links to e-learning resources and pre-course reading will be provided before the course to help students revise their previous foundational knowledge of statistics.
Contact Hours Per Week 2
Student Input
20 contact hours, 20 hours coursework, half of a 3 hour exam, 150 hours independent study
This part of the course will be assessed as one third of written Paper 1 and through 2 coursework exercises during the unit and 1 oral presentation. Written paper 1 will be composed of both multiple choice questions and short answer questions and one third of this three-hour exam will be based on this unit. The two in-unit essays will follow the format of analysis reports which will be graded according to university guidelines and the oral presentation will be delivered as either a short seminar or debate. Overall, paper 1 will form 35% of the course mark, with 15% coming from the oral presentation for the short units.
Method of assessment: written 70% practical 30%
Lewin – Genes
Strachan and Read – Human Molecular Genetics – 4th Edition - 2010
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HAPMAP (2007) A second generation human haplotype map of over 3.1 million SNPs. Nature 449: 851-861.
1000 genomes. A global reference for human genetic variation. Nature 526 68-74 2015
1000 genomes. An integrated map of structural variation in 2,504 human genomes Nature 526 75-81 2015
1000 genomes. An integrated map of genetic variation from 1,092 human genomes” Nature 491 56-65 2012
1000 genomes. A map of human genome variation from population-scale sequencing” Nature 467 1061-1073 2010
UK10K Consortium. The UK10K project identifies rare variants in health and disease. Nature. 2015 Oct 1;526(7571):82-90. doi: 10.1038/nature14962. Epub 2015 Sep 14.
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Balding, D. J. (2006) A tutorial on statistical methods for population association studies. Nat Rev Genet 7, 781–791.
