BIOMG 7810

Critical Thinking in Genetics and Development

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

This course will combine didactic lectures with student-led presentations and critical analysis of key literature on topical issues in molecular biology and genetics.

Enrollment Priority Enrollment limited to: first-year PhD students in field of Genetics, Genomics and Development.

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025SP, 2024SP, 2022FA, 2021FA

Outcomes

• Acquire fundamental knowledge, both conceptual and methodological, in critical areas of genetics, genomics, and development.
• Critique and explain factual claims, theories and assumptions.
• Identify the components of a rigorous research design.
• Describe the principles underlying core methods and techniques used in biochemistry, molecular and cell biology.
• Confidently express thoughts and scientific opinions in public.

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