Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe the methodologies used in genetics to gain a deeper understanding of the science behind the headlines
Audience: Undergraduate

2. Apply foundational scientific knowledge to be informed, versed and up-to-date on current genetic topics
Audience: Undergraduate

3. Critically evaluate genetics in the news for credibility, validity. and merit
Audience: Undergraduate

4. Discuss how genetics is relevant to our everyday lives
Audience: Undergraduate

5. Discuss ethical concerns related to genetics and the applications of biotechnology
Audience: Undergraduate

6. Describe how genes influence inherited traits and how genetic variation leads to specific diseases
Audience: Undergraduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Discuss the broader role genetics plays in shaping societal issues and future career paths.
Audience: Undergraduate

2. Demonstrate team-work, interpersonal and problem-solving skills to address societal, ethical and scientific issues related to genetics, and communicate their findings through written, oral and multi-media reports.
Audience: Undergraduate

3. Discover academic, campus and community resources that assist in their transition to the university and increase their chance of success as an undergraduate.
Audience: Undergraduate

4. Engage in meaningful genetics-related dialogue that addresses inclusivity, diversity and identity in science.
Audience: Undergraduate

5. Understand how experiential and classroom learning can help them integrate, synthesize and apply knowledge that explores big questions and big ideas in genetics.
Audience: Undergraduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Recall basic genetics terminology
Audience: Undergraduate

2. Understand central concepts in genetics
Audience: Undergraduate

3. Use concepts to solve qualitative and quantitative problems
Audience: Undergraduate

4. Interpret data from experiments
Audience: Undergraduate

5. Apply knowledge of experimental genetics to research problems
Audience: Undergraduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Employ Mendel’s laws of inheritance and rules of probability to predict the outcome of genetic crosses
Audience: Undergraduate

2. Demonstrate how genes are mapped along chromosomes based on an understanding of meiosis and recombination
Audience: Undergraduate

3. Describe the power and limitations of genetic explanations for trait variation
Audience: Undergraduate

4. Highlight milestones in the history of genetics
Audience: Undergraduate

5. Recall core principles that govern the structure and function of DNA, RNA, and protein
Audience: Undergraduate

6. Explain how molecules and molecular processes carry out accurate information flow from DNA to RNA to protein in bacteria and eukaryotes
Audience: Undergraduate

7. Describe mechanisms that control expression of selected genes in cells
Audience: Undergraduate

8. Solve problems by applying techniques for quantifying the expression, interaction, and cellular localization of DNA, RNAs, and proteins
Audience: Undergraduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe the molecular mechanisms that contribute to expression regulation in bacteria and eukaryotes.
Audience: Undergraduate

2. Apply the tools of forward genetics, reverse genetics and mosaic analysis to investigate the regulatory networks that control growth, development and responses to the environment.
Audience: Undergraduate

3. Explain the genetic and molecular basis of immunity.
Audience: Undergraduate

4. Discuss the molecular mechanisms that contribute to somatic mutations and the progression to cancer.
Audience: Undergraduate

5. Calculate genetic parameters in populations using the tools of population genetics.
Audience: Undergraduate

6. Analyze the inheritance of complex traits using quantitative genetic analyses.
Audience: Undergraduate

7. Apply the methods of evolutionary genetics to predict how genes and genomes evolve in the long-term.
Audience: Undergraduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Relate cell and tissue structures to their functions in the context of human health and disease
Audience: Undergraduate

2. Explain how the morphologic findings of injury or inflammation relate to its causes and consequences
Audience: Undergraduate

3. Illustrate how cell cycle regulation and growth factor signaling contribute to inflammation, wound healing, injury, neoplasia, and cancer therapy
Audience: Undergraduate

4. Apply principles of fixation and staining to best practices in the laboratory
Audience: Undergraduate

5. Recommend appropriate ancillary studies based on specimen type, fixation, and other pre-analytic factors
Audience: Undergraduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate competence in cytopreparatory techniques.
Audience: Undergraduate

2. Recognize and correct pre-analytical, analytical, and post-analytical errors.
Audience: Undergraduate

3. Recommend best practices for specimen collection, transport, and processing for the relevant ancillary studies performed on cytology specimens.
Audience: Undergraduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify and summarize key concepts that underlie the genetic basis of nervous system development and function.
Audience: Undergraduate

2. Explain specific examples of how genetic variation/mutation can alter cellular and molecular pathways to impact nervous system development and function, behavior, as well as cause neurological disorders and diseases.
Audience: Undergraduate

3. Analyze and interpret primary data, discuss how this data supports current neurogenetic hypothesizes, and formulate research questions that build on this data and address remaining uncertainties.
Audience: Undergraduate

4. Summarize experimental genetic and genomic techniques employed in neurogenetic research that utilize various model organisms, as well as humans.
Audience: Undergraduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate the ability to critically read and comprehend primary scientific literature from diverse areas of evolutionary biology.
Audience: Undergraduate

2. Comprehend and critically evaluate oral research presentations in the field of evolutionary biology.
Audience: Undergraduate

3. Participate effectively in discussions of scientific research in the field of evolutionary biology.
Audience: Undergraduate

4. Write a clear and concise review of a selected topic in evolutionary biology and a critique of a research seminar in that area.
Audience: Undergraduate

5. Synthesize and apply knowledge from other didactic courses and personal experiences in discussions of scientific research.
Audience: Undergraduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Recognize and summarize the difference between genetics and epigenetics.
Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad

2. Apply the basic knowledge of epigenetic mechanism and illustrate how their misregulations cause abnormal development and diseases.
Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad

3. Critically review and discuss epigenetic literature.
Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad

4. Design epigenetic experiments and interpret the results of those experiments.
Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad

5. Demonstrate the ability to clearly communicate epigenetic research in both oral and written formats
Audience: Graduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Develop a greater knowledge of global threats to animal populations
Audience: Undergraduate

2. Learn principles of animal development at the egg-to-embryo transition, the use of oocytes for reprogramming, cloning and xenograft production, and the effects of phylogenetic relatedness on these processes
Audience: Undergraduate

3. Learn developmental basis and consequences of inbreeding, breeding in captivity and domestication
Audience: Undergraduate

4. Understand basic concepts in germ cell induction and manipulation
Audience: Undergraduate

5. Learn about assessing and banking genetic diversity towards animal species preservation
Audience: Undergraduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Exposure to biodiversity–rich areas and their challenges due to fragmentation, climate change and invasive species.
Audience: Undergraduate

2. Assessment of scientific methods applicable to biodiversity preservation including ecosystem preservation, restoration, and species reintroduction.
Audience: Undergraduate

3. Team-based assessment of regional animal phylogenetic biodiversity as related to bio-banking approaches.
Audience: Undergraduate

4. Achieve a better understanding of local cultural and socioeconomic needs on their own and in the context of balancing ecosystem preservation activities.
Audience: Undergraduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Understand central concepts in genetics.
Audience: Undergraduate

2. Use concepts to solve problems.
Audience: Undergraduate

3. Interpret data from experiments.
Audience: Undergraduate

4. Apply genetics knowledge to problems.
Audience: Undergraduate

5. Communicate effectively both written and orally.
Audience: Undergraduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Use scientific literature to learn about new developments in genomic research.
Audience: Undergraduate

2. Examine methods for generating and analyzing genomic data.
Audience: Undergraduate

3. Investigate basic and applied questions being addressed by genomic research.
Audience: Undergraduate

4. Describe the organization, function, and evolution of genomes.
Audience: Undergraduate

5. Appraise the impact of genomic science on health, agriculture, and conservation.
Audience: Undergraduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Predict and describe how different classes of genetic variants, as defined by (a) mutation mechanism, (b) variant size, (c) population frequency, and (d) location in the genome, could affect molecular and cellular functions and risk for disease
Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad

2. Design experimental approaches to investigate the mechanisms of human genetic disorders
Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad

3. Explain and give examples of genetic inheritance patterns and the contribution of inherited factors to disease risk
Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad

4. Describe the design, strengths, and weaknesses of the various approaches for identifying genes or loci associated with a human disease or trait (e.g. linkage mapping, genetic association, sequencing), and interpret results from these studies
Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad

5. Explain how genetic information is used in the practice of medicine for diagnosis or to guide treatment and the limitations of current clinical diagnostic or treatment tools
Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad

6. Apply human genetics concepts to critically analyze published scientific studies and to describe experimental approaches that can be performed to address shortcomings and/or extend the findings of published work
Audience: Graduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Critically evaluate primary literature in the field of genetics and genomics.
Audience: Undergraduate

2. Explore and utilize information resources available to aid in the advancement of future professional careers.
Audience: Undergraduate

3. Formulate research questions about the genetic control of biological processes and design experiments to answer these questions using appropriate genetic and genomic tools.
Audience: Undergraduate

4. Demonstrate teamwork, interpersonal and problem-solving skills to address societal, ethical, professional, and scientific issues related to genetics and genomics.
Audience: Undergraduate

5. Communicate scientific findings effectively to multiple audiences.
Audience: Undergraduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Interpret primary literature data in genetics and related fields
Audience: Undergraduate

2. Communicate accompanying senior laboratory research
Audience: Undergraduate

3. Develop skills in science communication at multiple levels of detail
Audience: Undergraduate

4. Critically discuss interrelated aspects of science and society
Audience: Undergraduate

5. Explore careers related to genetics and genomics
Audience: Undergraduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Integrate each patient’s history, clinical, and radiologic findings with microscopic findings to make an accurate diagnosis using standard diagnostic criteria.
Audience: Undergraduate

2. Recommend and interpret ancillary tests appropriately in the context of the molecular basis of diseases involving the central nervous system.
Audience: Undergraduate

3. Integrate cytomorphologic and clinical knowledge of the central nervous system into existing knowledge of other organ systems.
Audience: Undergraduate

4. Value the impact of cytologic diagnosis of central nervous system specimens from a patient and public health perspective.
Audience: Undergraduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Integrate each patient’s history, clinical, and radiologic findings with microscopic findings to make an accurate diagnosis using standard diagnostic criteria.
Audience: Undergraduate

2. Recommend and interpret ancillary tests appropriately in the context of the molecular basis of diseases involving the breast.
Audience: Undergraduate

3. Integrate cytomorphologic and clinical knowledge of the breast into existing knowledge of other organ systems.
Audience: Undergraduate

4. Value the impact of cytologic diagnosis of breast specimens from a patient and public health perspective.
Audience: Undergraduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate a basic knowledge of the anatomy, histology and endocrinology of the female reproductive tract as well as the anus and rectum in both men and women.
Audience: Undergraduate

2. Recognize cellular degenerative, reactive and reparative changes and identify all clinically relevant organisms associated with the female reproductive tract as well as the anus and rectum in both men and women.
Audience: Undergraduate

3. Apply criteria and use the Bethesda reporting system to make the appropriate interpretation of cellular changes seen microscopically.
Audience: Undergraduate

4. Correlate each patient’s history and clinical findings with the microscopic findings on their uterine cervical/vaginal specimens and know the proper follow-up recommendation for their diagnosis.
Audience: Undergraduate

5. Recommend appropriate ancillary studies and integrate the results with the cytologic diagnosis.
Audience: Undergraduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate professional and ethical responsibility as part of a patient-centered healthcare team.
Audience: Undergraduate

2. Demonstrate a basic knowledge of the CLIA 88 regulation on GYN cytology.
Audience: Undergraduate

3. Demonstrate a basic troubleshooting skill encountered during clinical practice.
Audience: Undergraduate

4. Apply criteria and use the Bethesda reporting system to make the appropriate interpretation of cellular changes seen microscopically.
Audience: Undergraduate

5. Correlate each patient’s history and clinical findings with the microscopic findings on their uterine cervical/vaginal specimens and know the proper follow-up recommendation for their diagnosis.
Audience: Undergraduate

6. Value the impact of cytologic diagnosis of cervical/vaginal and anorectal specimens from a patient and public health perspective.
Audience: Undergraduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Integrate each patient’s history, clinical, and radiologic findings with microscopic findings to make an accurate diagnosis using standard diagnostic criteria.
Audience: Undergraduate

2. Recommend and interpret ancillary tests appropriately in the context of the molecular basis of diseases involving the respiratory system.
Audience: Undergraduate

3. Integrate cytomorphologic and clinical knowledge of the respiratory system into existing knowledge of other organ systems.
Audience: Undergraduate

4. Value the impact of cytologic diagnosis of respiratory tract specimens from a patient and public health perspective.
Audience: Undergraduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Integrate each patient’s history, clinical, and radiologic findings with microscopic findings to make an accurate diagnosis using standard diagnostic criteria.
Audience: Undergraduate

2. Recommend and interpret ancillary tests appropriately in the context of the molecular basis of diseases involving the genitourinary system.
Audience: Undergraduate

3. Integrate cytomorphologic and clinical knowledge of the genitourinary system into existing knowledge of other organ systems.
Audience: Undergraduate

4. Value the impact of cytologic diagnosis of genitourinary system specimens from a patient and public health perspective.
Audience: Undergraduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Integrate each patient’s history, clinical, radiologic, and endoscopic findings with microscopic findings to make an accurate diagnosis using standard diagnostic criteria.
Audience: Undergraduate

2. Recommend and interpret ancillary tests appropriately in the context of the molecular basis of diseases involving the gastrointestinal tract.
Audience: Undergraduate

3. Integrate cytomorphologic and clinical knowledge of the gastrointestinal tract into existing knowledge of other organ systems.
Audience: Undergraduate

4. Value the impact of cytologic diagnosis of gastrointestinal specimens from a patient and public health perspective.
Audience: Undergraduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Integrate each patient’s history, clinical, and radiologic findings with microscopic findings to make an accurate diagnosis using standard diagnostic criteria.
Audience: Undergraduate

2. Recommend and interpret ancillary tests appropriately in the context of the molecular basis of diseases involving skin, thyroid, lymph nodes, and other sites.
Audience: Undergraduate

3. Integrate cytomorphologic and clinical knowledge of skin, thyroid, lymph nodes, and other sites into existing knowledge of other organ systems.
Audience: Undergraduate

4. Value the impact of cytologic diagnosis of specimens from skin, thyroid, lymph nodes, and other sites from a patient and public health perspective.
Audience: Undergraduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Integrate each patient’s history, clinical, and radiologic findings with microscopic findings to make an accurate diagnosis using standard diagnostic criteria.
Audience: Undergraduate

2. Recommend and interpret ancillary tests appropriately in the context of the molecular basis of diseases involving effusions.
Audience: Undergraduate

3. Integrate cytomorphologic and clinical knowledge of effusions into existing knowledge of other organ systems.
Audience: Undergraduate

4. Value the impact of cytologic diagnosis of effusion specimens from a patient andpublic health perspective.
Audience: Undergraduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Integrate each patient’s history, clinical, and radiologic findings with microscopic findings to make an accurate diagnosis using standard diagnostic criteria.
Audience: Undergraduate

2. Recommend and interpret ancillary tests appropriately in the context of the molecular basis of diseases involving all organ systems.
Audience: Undergraduate

3. Integrate cytomorphologic and clinical knowledge of all organ systems.
Audience: Undergraduate

4. Value the impact of cytologic diagnosis from a patient and public health perspective.
Audience: Undergraduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Integrate each patient’s history, clinical, and radiologic findings with microscopic findings to make an accurate diagnosis using standard diagnostic criteria.
Audience: Undergraduate

2. Recommend and interpret ancillary tests appropriately in the context of the molecular basis of diseases involving all organ systems.
Audience: Undergraduate

3. Integrate cytomorphologic and clinical knowledge of all organ systems.
Audience: Undergraduate

4. Value the impact of cytologic diagnosis from a patient and public health perspective.
Audience: Undergraduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe the genetic mechanisms underlying interindividual immune response differences to the same immunological challenge
Audience: Undergraduate

2. Critically evaluate major research advances in the primary literature and place them within the historical context of other major immunogenetic discoveries
Audience: Undergraduate

3. Predict the downstream effects of manipulating variables that are involved in molecular pathways or currently being used in immunogenetic based research and clinical practices
Audience: Undergraduate

4. Effectively communicate difficult immunogenetics topics regarding interindividual immune response differences
Audience: Undergraduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Design experiments to discover the genes and defects within genes that cause diseases in humans
Audience: Undergraduate

2. Understand how model organisms are used to investigate the molecular mechanisms for genetic disorders
Audience: Undergraduate

3. Design and interpret diagnostic DNA-based tests for the detection of allelic variants that cause disease
Audience: Undergraduate

4. Know the diverse physiological-developmental mechanisms that underlie a broad spectrum of diseases
Audience: Undergraduate

5. Devise strategies to develop therapies to treat or cure disease and understand the limits therapeutic interventions
Audience: Undergraduate

6. Develop a report on (1) the design of a diagnostic test for a genetic disorder, (2) the molecular biological pathways affected by the genetic disorder, and (3) application of the understanding of the disorder to develop a therapy or management regime
Audience: Graduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Access and evaluate original research literature.
Audience: Undergraduate

2. Demonstrate problem solving practices.
Audience: Undergraduate

3. Identify enzyme mechanisms responsible for transcription, translation, gene regulation, and replication in bacteria.
Audience: Graduate

4. Compare the structural bases for the mechanisms.
Audience: Graduate

5. Evaluate the experiments that led to our understanding of theses mechanisms.
Audience: Graduate

6. Deconstruct how these enzymes respond to nutritional and environmental signals in cells.
Audience: Graduate

7. Outline the evolutionary basis and selection pressure for these mechanisms in vivo.
Audience: Graduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Recall core principles that govern the structure and function of DNA, RNA, and protein.
Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad

2. Describe techniques for quantifying the expression, interaction, and cellular localization of specific molecules and for determining their necessity and sufficiency in molecular processes.
Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad

3. Explain how molecular processes that control the synthesis, decay, interactions, localization, folding, and modification of molecules are silenced, initiated, maintained, and terminated.
Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad

4. Describe how information is transferred between molecules to alter cellular activity in response to developmental and environmental signals.
Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad

5. Critique and weigh the credibility of existing molecular data.
Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad

6. Develop and draw hypotheses that use existing data to account for as yet unexplained molecular processes in eukaryotic organisms.
Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad

7. Design discovery/observation, loss-of-function, and gain-of-function experiments to test molecular hypotheses.
Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad

8. Implement problem solving strategies in thesis research project.
Audience: Graduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify and describe common molecular genetic techniques.
Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad

2. Demonstrate knowledge about the significance of genetic diversity in species biology.
Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad

3. Differentiate how ecological and evolutionary processes shape genetic variation.
Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad

4. Analyze genetic data and communicate the results.
Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad

5. Evaluate whether genetic data are appropriate for answering scientific questions.
Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad

6. Summarize and critique the primary literature in the field of Molecular Ecology.
Audience: Graduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Integrate concepts in genetics in the identification and function of genes involved in development and cell differentiation.
Audience: Undergraduate

2. Understand developmental cascades and morphogenetic processes involved in patterning and diversification of the animal tissue plan.
Audience: Undergraduate

3. Apply developmental genetic principles towards the understanding of syndromes in animals, including humans.
Audience: Undergraduate

4. Learn principles underlying the divergence of body types during evolution.
Audience: Undergraduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe the plant life cycles and key concepts in plant development
Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad

2. Explore and compare experimental approaches to study breeding systems, recombination, and modes of trait segregation in plants, including quantitative traits
Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad

3. Explain genetic, epigenetic and genomic approaches to study plant growth, development and responses to the environment
Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad

4. Analyze and interpret data in plant genetics and development
Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad

5. Critically evaluate papers from the primary literature
Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad

6. Compare and contrast published experimental data that address specific biological questions in plants, use the corresponding information to develop novel hypotheses, and design experiments that test these hypotheses.
Audience: Graduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Understand methods of measuring and summarizing DNA variation.
Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad

2. Examine fundamental population genetic models and their predictions.
Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad

3. Develop intuition for the impact of evolutionary processes on genetic variation.
Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad

4. Identify and understand modern methods of population genetic data analysis.
Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad

5. Evaluate ongoing controversies and unsolved problems in population genetics.
Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad

6. Assess the relevance and utility of course content to own research.
Audience: Graduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Discuss the impact of genetics on clinical care and public health practice
Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad

2. Critically discuss genetic/genomic policies and the relevant ethical, legal, and social implications (ELSI) of these policies
Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad

3. Read, summarize, critique, and relate current news articles to key concepts in public health genomics
Audience: Graduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate a basic understanding of fungal biology and genetics
Audience: Graduate

2. Analyze current research topics in fungal genetics/biology
Audience: Graduate

3. Identify members of the fungal research community
Audience: Graduate

4. Write and critique research grants
Audience: Graduate

5. Critique and discuss peer reviewed manuscripts
Audience: Graduate

6. Develop and deliver oral presentations (research paper and own research)
Audience: Graduate

7. Improve communication skills (oral and written)
Audience: Graduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe major research advances in cancer genetics
Audience: Undergraduate

2. Discuss the promises and challenges that await the field of cancer genetics.
Audience: Undergraduate

3. Apply your understanding of cancer genetics to generate research questions and improve hypothetical patient care
Audience: Undergraduate

4. Critically evaluate primary literature regarding cancer genetics
Audience: Undergraduate

5. Organize and deliver a scientific presentation to your peers
Audience: Undergraduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Recommend cytogenetic and molecular studies on cytology specimens when appropriate.
Audience: Undergraduate

2. Demonstrate appropriate specimen triage and preparation for cytogenetic specimens.
Audience: Undergraduate

3. Recognize the role of chromosomal and other genetic abnormalities in human disease.
Audience: Undergraduate

4. Interpret cytogenetic nomenclature appropriately.
Audience: Undergraduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate professional and ethical responsibility as part of a patient-centered healthcare team.
Audience: Undergraduate

2. Demonstrate basic troubleshooting of common problems encountered during clinical practice.
Audience: Undergraduate

3. Integrate each patient’s history, clinical, and radiologic findings with microscopic findings to make an accurate diagnosis using standard diagnostic criteria.
Audience: Undergraduate

4. Recommend and interpret ancillary tests appropriately in the context of the molecular basis of disease.
Audience: Undergraduate

5. Integrate cytomorphologic and clinical knowledge of all organ systems.
Audience: Undergraduate

6. Value the impact of cytologic diagnosis of cytology specimens from a patient and public health perspective.
Audience: Undergraduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Recognize regulations and accreditations requirements for the cytology laboratory.
Audience: Undergraduate

2. Relate laboratory administrative and workflow functions to the quality of patient care.
Audience: Undergraduate

3. Demonstrate appropriate laboratory safety procedures.
Audience: Undergraduate

4. Compare supervisory and business management practices in different laboratory settings.
Audience: Undergraduate

5. Identify best practices in quality assurance and quality control.
Audience: Undergraduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate significant expertise in a focused area of cytology with clinical and/or public health implications.
Audience: Undergraduate

2. Communicate cytology-relevant knowledge in this focused area with others.
Audience: Undergraduate

3. Identify authoritative sources of cytology information.
Audience: Undergraduate

4. Integrate information from a variety of authoritative sources to support a thesis.
Audience: Undergraduate

5. Produce scientific publication-quality written work.
Audience: Undergraduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Apply, analyze, or evaluate advanced theories, concepts, or methods in genetics and genomics.
Audience: Both Grad & Undergrad

2. Apply knowledge of experimental genetics and genomics to related research projects.
Audience: Graduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Appraise the individual appropriateness and optimal timing of PhD study in light of personal goals and preparedness
Audience: Undergraduate

2. Identify research areas, graduate prospects, and prospective mentors of interest
Audience: Undergraduate

3. Recognize the admissions processes and priorities typically followed by graduate programs
Audience: Undergraduate

4. Develop, evaluate, and refine PhD application materials
Audience: Undergraduate

5. Communicate research interests, motivation, personal strengths, and career goals with faculty and peers
Audience: Undergraduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Critically evaluate papers, form meaningful questions based on the material, and engage scientists in conversations about their work.
Audience: Graduate

2. Improve oral presentations and scientific writing (grants, review articles).
Audience: Graduate

3. Expand scientific literacy.
Audience: Graduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Critically evaluate papers, form meaningful questions based on the material, and engage scientists in conversations about their work.
Audience: Graduate

2. Improve oral presentations and scientific writing (grants, review articles).
Audience: Graduate

3. Expand scientific literacy.
Audience: Graduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Ability to critically evaluate published scientific work (journal reviews).
Audience: Graduate

2. Ability to communicate critical evaluations professionally and articulately (lecturer and TA feedback at each session).
Audience: Graduate

3. Develop deep knowledge of developmental biology, use of genetic model organisms, stem cell biology and regenerative medicine (didactic portion of course).
Audience: Graduate

4. Improved presentation skills (each student has a scheduled presentation four times during the semester in addition to ad hoc participation).
Audience: Graduate

5. Skills in providing feedback to peers (through student evaluations peer presentations each class period).
Audience: Graduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Complete a two-page research proposal in the “3 Aims” format and a three-page personal/professional statement on a forward-thinking project in genetics.
Audience: Graduate

2. Differentiate among common genetics research proposal structures, including the “3 Aims” approach, the NIH F31 style used by the Genetics training program for its preliminary examinations, other standard styles for federal grants and fellowships relevant to genetics (e.g., NIH, NSF, USDA, DOE), and familiarity with alternative or highly specialized proposal styles (e.g., HHMI Gilliam Fellowships).
Audience: Graduate

3. Identify key principles in scientific writing, such as supporting claims with evidence, including appropriate literature citations, balancing clarity with complexity, and when to establish boundaries between evidence (“results”) and argument (“discussion”).
Audience: Graduate

4. Demonstrate professional skills in peer review, editing, and mentorship, including how to provide critical feedback effectively and without negativity, and how to maintain social and cultural sensitivity during peer review.
Audience: Graduate

5. Recognize how to effectively use both written and visual communication in genetics.
Audience: Graduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Evaluate and discuss genetic/genomic epidemiological literature.
Audience: Graduate

2. Design simple genetic/genomic epidemiological studies.
Audience: Graduate

3. Identify and apply appropriate tests of association between genetic variants and both qualitative and quantitative outcomes using either unrelated individuals or families.
Audience: Graduate

4. Summarize and interpret the results of genetic/genomic tests of association.
Audience: Graduate

Learning Outcomes: 1. Discuss how methods from computer science, statistics, information science and engineering are applied to problems in biology, medicine and population health
Audience: Graduate

2. Recognize and be able to define applications in translational bioinformatics, clinical informatics and public health informatics
Audience: Graduate