Spring 2027

Foundations of Genetics Research

Foundations of Genetics Research provides tools for advancing graduate research, including shaping questions, using databases, and basic computational biology skills.

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Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Matt AndersonNicole Perna

Summary

What you’ll be able to do

  • Shape a research question central to a thesis to maximize the impact of the investigation and reduce obstacles.

  • Articulate the context of their proposed research within the larger scientific process and how it contributes to advancing knowledge.

  • Identify potential barriers in the research process and design practical solutions to overcome them.

  • Describe and successfully use bibliographic tools for searching and curating the literature.

  • Apply publicly available databases for investigating genes, pathways, and population structures.

  • Operate basic tools to determine gene function.

  • Place genes within pathways, cell systems, tissues and organisms.

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GENETICS 701

GENETICS 705

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Provides support, processes, and tools for advancing graduate research and refining individual research topics. Adjust and refine goals of a research topic to maximize the impact of doctoral research and learn how to navigate the shifting landscape of research throughout doctoral studies. Boost emerging graduate research plans by gaining operations skills in independent knowledge acquisition and technical skills in basic computational biology. Activities include shaping a research question, identifying barriers in the research process, building a reference bibliography of relevant background literature, using databases and other electronic resources that inform research, and operating basic tools to determine gene function.

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Topics

  • Research question formulation
  • Basic computational biology
  • Genetic databases and electronic resources
  • Gene function and pathway context

Skills

  • Shaping research questions
  • Identifying and solving research barriers
  • Using bibliographic tools for literature curation
  • Applying public databases for gene and pathway investigation
  • Operating basic tools for gene function determination

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GENETICS 705 · Spring 2027

Foundations of Genetics Research

Recorded 2026-10-14
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