Resources from previous years
- EUROGEMS.org – an online resource for genetic and genomic education
- Multifactorial Inheritance and Genetic Disease
- Genetics of Common Disorders with Complex Inheritance
- Understanding Autism Through Genetics by Michael J. Dougherty
- Genome-based prediction of common diseases: advances and prospects 1.A. Cecile J.W. Janssens and Cornelia M. van Duijn, Hum. Mol. Genet. (2008) 17 (R2)
- Genes, Environment-Lifestyle, and Common Diseases
- National Human Genome Research Institute at NIH
Smithonian Institution Activities 2013 National DNA Day
NHFRI Activities for the USA Science and Engineering Festival - S. Lyonnet (2007) En route towards genetic medicine in practice: a clinical genetics guide in the post genomic era
European Journal of Human Genetics 15, 907-907 doi:10.1038/sj.ejhg.5201864 - A Cecile, et al (2011) Strengthening the reporting of genetic risk prediction studies: the GRIPS statement
European Journal of Human Genetics 19, 833-836 doi:10.1038/ejhg.2011.25 - Statement of the ESHG on direct-to-consumer genetic testing for health-related purposes (2010) European Journal of Human Genetics 18, 1271-1273 doi:10.1038/ejhg.2010.129
- WG Feero, AE. Guttmacher, FS Collins (2010), Genomic Medicine — An Updated Primer.
N Engl J Med 2010; 362:2001-2011 - National Human Genome Research Institute at NIH
http://www.genome.gov/10506367
http://www.genome.gov/27541804 - Genetic testing and common disorders in a public health framework. Recommendations of the European Society of Human Genetics, Carla G van El and Martina C Cornel on behalf of the ESHG Public and Professional Policy Committee
European Journal of Human Genetics advance online publication 26 January 2011; doi: 10.1038/ejhg.2010.176
- Human Genome Project website: www.ornl.gov
- Wellcome Trust/ Sanger Institute: www.yourgenome.org
- Genetic Alliance: A guide for patients and healthy professionals: www.geneticalliance.org/understanding.genetics
- Genomic Medicine: ‘Grand challenges’ in the translation of genomics to human health, Geoffrey S Ginsburg
European Journal of Human Genetics 16, No 8, 873-874 (2008)
- Genomic Medicine – A Primer, Alan E. Guttmacher, Francis S. Collins
The New England Journal of Medicine 347, No 19, 1512-1520 (2002)
- A vision for the future of genomics research, Francis S. Collins et al.
Nature 422, 835-847 (24 April 2003) - James Watson and Francis Crick’s classic paper that first describes the double helical structure of DNA
Nature 171, 737-738 (1953)
Youtube
- How Multifactoral Inheritance is involved in Human Genetics and Reproduction
- Advanced Classical Genetics (Part 3): Genetic Relationships (Part 2)
- Multifactorial Inheritance & Common Diseases
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYRrXO_22No
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClhgsZdW2Tg
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72IC1E_oREA
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUq_YVzYZAs&feature=relmfu
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqWuLQJC5dY&feature=related
Learning Tools
- The GeneEd Website
The National Library of Medicine’s genetics, education and discovery website. - Dolan DNA Learning Center at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
A source for timely information about genes in education. - The American Society of Human Genetics
http://www.ashg.org/education/everyone.shtml - U.S. National Library of Medicine
http://www.ghr.nlm.nih.gov/spotlight/dna-day-2012 - CB Santos-Reboucas & MMG Pimentel (2006) Implication of abnormal epigenetic patterns for human diseases
European Journal of Human Genetics 15, 10-17 doi:10.1038/sj.ejhg.5201727 - Marcus E Pembrey (2002) Time to take epigenetic inheritance seriously
European Journal of Human Genetics 10, 669-671 doi:10.1038/sj.ejhg.5200901 - M. Esteller (2008) Review Article: Epigenetics in Cancer.
N ENGL J MED 2008; 358:1148-1159. - Web video resource:
NOVA | Epigenetics – PBS
Information for Teachers
- Proposal for a “European Network of High School Teachers” (ENHST)
- DNA-Day … a good starting point to disseminate genetic education in high school B. Zanini, V. Marini, M. Boriello, R. Ravazzolo Poster presented at the European Human Genetics Conference 2011
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