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Overview
Key facts
The microcredential will use examples of known, validated pharmacogenomic tests, relevant to the use of drug treatments.
Pharmacogenomics and stratified health care should ensure that patients are offered the 'right treatment, for the right person, at the right time’. This microcredential will provide an overview of the analytical strategies and techniques used in pharmacogenomics and explore some of the challenges and limitations in this field. Biomarkers are the predictive tools for optimising drug response and preventing adverse drug reactions. Thus this microcredential will also provide an overview of the different types of genomic biomarkers currently in use or emerging.
University of Birmingham's Pharmacogenomics and Stratified Healthcare programme will teach you more about this topic.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Examples to demonstrate the genomic basis of drug reaction, drug efficacy, the ethnic differences in both of these, and how this is applied in prescribing practice.
- Challenges and limitations of pharmacogenetic studies, for example: availability of patient material/samples for studies of adverse drug reactions; allelic heterogeneity between different ethnic groups; and patient compliance with the drug regime.
- Different types and examples of genomic-targeted intervention (examples of genomically-targeted clinical, therapeutic or lifestyle choices).
- Genomic biomarkers: SNPs, variability of short sequence repeats, haplotypes, DNA modifications (for example, methylation), deletions or insertions, copy number variants, RNA expression levels, RNA splicing, and microRNA levels.
- Application of biomarkers in disease treatment, including cancer.
- Use of genomic information for targeted drug development.
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 5 days
Start dates & application deadlines
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Language
English
Credits
15 alternative credits
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
Pharmacy Health Sciences View 587 other Short Courses in Health Sciences in United KingdomAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
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Other requirements
General requirements
You should have a good honours degree in a life sciences subject, although we will consider applicants with alternative qualifications and professional experience within the health service or other relevant background. You should either take An Introduction to Human Genetics and Genomics, Omics Techniques and their Application to Genomic Medicine) and Genomics in Cancer Pathology first, or be able to show you have equivalent knowledge and understanding to enable you to benefit from this microcredential.
Tuition Fee
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International
1830 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1830 GBP for the full programme during 5 days. -
National
1000 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1000 GBP for the full programme during 5 days.
Living costs for Birmingham
765 - 1134 GBP /month
Living costs
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