Molecular Basis of Disease

The list of diseases with known molecular basis includes infectious diseases, cancers, metabolic diseases and mental health diseases. The idea that some diseases are due to genetic causes, a demonstration of which dates back to the early 20th Century, has now been expanded to include the possibility that all recognized human disorders may involve one or more genetic components of the patient. This course examines the role of genes, proteins and RNA in causing or combating diseases, and emphasizes the current conceptual and analytical tools that are brought to bear, and their limitations, on our understanding.
(MEB 303)

MEng Program students only