GNA5042 Cancer genomics

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

1. 1

   Evaluate the different mechanisms that drive cancer and explain why genomic heterogeneity is common in cancer cells;

2. 2

   Evaluate how integrative ‘omics’ can be applied to understanding cancer and evaluate the use of databases in cancer genome analysis and diagnosis;

3. 3

   Assess how precision medicine can be used in cancer treatment;

4. 4

   Apply genome curation approaches to analyse cancer genomic sequences;

5. 5

   Apply skills to critically select different ‘omic’ tools to help answer research questions in cancer;

6. 6

   Evaluate how cancer genomics impacts diagnosis, treatment selection, and outcome prediction;

7. 7

   Examine the clinical utility of current and emerging genomics applications in the clinical cancer laboratory setting;

8. 8

   Evaluate the disease mechanisms and clinical features of specific cancer types, and define and justify their associated genomic testing strategies;

9. 9

   Critically review the scientific literature relating to cancer;

10. 10

    Communicate research outcomes in verbal and written form using appropriate tools to a scientific audience.