Genetic Variation Courses and Certifications

Introduction to Genetics and Evolution

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This course provides the basic biology you need to understand all of these issues better, tries to clarify some misconceptions, and tries to prepare students for future, more advanced coursework in Biology (and especially evolutionary genetics).

• Coursera
• 1 day 1 hour 34 minutes
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

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The Evolutionary Causes of Quantitative Genetic Variation

Explore the genetic architecture of quantitative traits, examining how mutation, selection, and drift shape heritable variation. Gain insights into missing heritability and interpret genome-wide association studies findings.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 2 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Broad Institute

Advancing the Toolchain for Interpreting Human Genetic Variation Using Deep Learning and Single-Cell Genomics

Explore deep learning and single-cell genomics tools for interpreting human genetic variation with Oliver Stegle from EMBL and DKFZ.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 4 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Johns Hopkins Medicine

Genetic Variation in the Gene Encoding ER-Stress Kinase PERK - Altered Stress Tolerance in Neurons and Glia

Explore genetic variations in PERK and their impact on neuronal and glial stress tolerance, potentially contributing to HIV-associated CNS changes.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 4 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The Origin and Maintenance of Genetic Variation - Lecture 6

Explore genetic diversity's origins through mutations, selection, and recombination. Discover how population size impacts evolution and genetic variation maintenance in different scenarios.

• YouTube
• 48 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Broad Institute

Medical and Population Genetics Primer: All of Us Research Program - Part 2

Explore advanced concepts in medical and population genetics, focusing on complex trait analysis, human genetic variation, and cutting-edge sequencing methods.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Broad Institute

Medical and Population Genetics Primer: All of Us Research Program - Part 1

Explore the basics of medical and population genetics, covering human genetic variation, genotyping, and DNA sequencing methods in this informative primer series.

• YouTube
• 40 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

MassGeneralHospital

Neurodevelopmental Origin of Childhood Central Nervous System Tumors

Explore molecular subtypes and genetic variations in childhood brain tumors, focusing on their neurodevelopmental origins.

• YouTube
• 56 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Manolis Kellis

Disease Mechanism and Genetic Analysis: From GWAS to Biological Insights - Lecture 18

Delve into disease mechanisms through genetic analysis, exploring GWAS studies, trait heritability, and the FTO obesity locus while mastering techniques for understanding complex biological pathways and genetic variations.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 28 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The Royal Institution

We Are All Different - Genetic Variation and Human Inheritance - Lecture 1

Discover how genetic variation creates human differences and causes diseases through Mendel's inheritance patterns, DNA structure, and chromosome behavior in this foundational genetics exploration.

• YouTube
• 52 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Computational Genomics Summer Institute CGSI

Quantitative Models of Genetic Variation in Cis-Regulation - 2022

Explore quantitative models of genetic variation in cis-regulation, focusing on haplotype-aware modeling and regulatory effect size quantification in eQTL data.

• YouTube
• 52 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Broad Institute

Tissue-Aware Conservation Inference Toolkit (TACIT) for Relating Enhancer Genetic Variation to Complex Phenotypes

Explore TACIT, a toolkit for relating enhancer genetic variation to complex phenotypes. Learn about tissue-aware conservation inference and its applications in medical and population genetics.

• YouTube
• 45 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Computational Genomics Summer Institute CGSI

Detection of Genetic Variation in Highly Homologous Genes Using Short Read Sequencing

Explore techniques for detecting genetic variations in highly homologous genes using short read sequencing, focusing on challenges and innovative approaches in computational genomics.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Denver Museum of Nature & Science

Scientists in Action: Mighty Mutations and Dazzling DNA - Understanding Human Genetic Variation

Explore the fascinating world of genetics with a genomics scientist, discovering how DNA mutations shape human uniqueness and our surprising genetic connections to other species.

• YouTube
• 46 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

NPTEL-NOC IITM

Evolutionary Mechanics - Classifying Variation Types (Genetic, Environmental, GxE) - Lecture 11

Explore genetic, environmental, and gene-environment interaction variations in evolutionary mechanics through detailed classification methods.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video