Program Schedule

Text: 

Human Heredity: Principles and Issues (6th Ed.) by Michael R. Cummings  or

Human Genetics: Concepts and Applications (5th Ed.) by Ricki Lewis

Materials:

All course materials will be sent in advance to participants and distributed throughout the program.

Meals:

Continental Breakfast and Lunch provided Monday - Friday

 

 

Day	Topic
Monday, July 10	Welcome Breakfast
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.	Lecture: Introduction to Genetics
	Hands on Activities: Pedigree Construction
	Lecture: Introduction to Cell Biology
	Lecture: Chromosome Structure and Function
	Hands On Activities: Chromosome Structure
	Lecture: Transmission Genetics
Tuesday, July 11	Lecture: Non-Traditional Modes of Inheritance
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.	Lecture: Introduction to DNA Structure and Function
	Lecture: Genetic and Epidemiologic Aspects of Deafness
	Lecture: DNA Structure, cont.
	Hands on Activities: Transcription and Translation
Wednesday, July 12	Lecture: Molecular Aspects of Nonsyndromic Deafness
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.	Lecture: Genetic Counseling for Deafness
	Lecture: Genetics, Bioethics, and Cultural Issues in the Deaf Community
	Panel Discussion
	Group Activity: Case Development
Thursday, July 13	Lecture: Mapping and Cloning Genes for Deafness
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.	Lecture: Genes for Syndromic Deafness
	Lecture: Approach to the Evaluation of the Deaf Child
	Hands On-Activity: DNA Sequencing
	Group Activity: Case Development
Friday, July 14	Panel Discussion
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.	Discussion: Incorporation of Genetics into the AuD Curriculum
	Group Activity: Case Presentation
	Closing Summary and Evaluations