Description: 1. To gain an understanding of the genetics and epidemiology of common disorders of the newborn.
2. To understand the role of genes and environment in prematurity and birth defects.
3. To see how genome and population based investigations can disclose causes of diseases.
4. To see examples of translational medicine back to the patient developed from basic science and social justice perspectives.
Speaker(s):
Jeffrey C. Murray, M.D., professor, Pediatrics, Pediatric Dentistry and Biological Sciences, University of Iowa
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