Welcome to the Genetic Code: An Overview of Basic Genetics

Thursday, February 7 at 12:30pm to 5:00pm

Brigham and Women's Hospital, Bornstein Amphitheatre 45 Francis Street, Boston, MA

The Brigham and Women's Hospital Center for Clinical Investigation (CCI) presents an introductory course that will review the fundamental language and concepts of topics including how the genome works, how mutations cause disease and gene mapping.

Speakers:
Benjamin Raby, MD.CM, MPH
Michael Cho, MD, MPH

Topics:
- The Genomic Era of Medicine
- How our genome works
- From genotype to phenotype: how mutations cause disease
- High-throughput Genotyping for gene mapping

Target Audience:
This course is strongly recommended for both new and experienced clinicians, clinical investigators, nurses, and other clinical research staff who wish to further expand their knowledge of modern concepts in genetics and genomics.

Registration is required: cci.partners.org

CME Credit
The Harvard Medical School is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Harvard Medical School designates this live activity for a maximum of 4 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CCI Program Director: Gordon H. Williams, MD
Course Planners: Lisa Horton, Marianne Moore, RN, Benjamin Raby, MD.CM, MPH