Texts:
- Carey, G. (2003) Human Genetics for the Social Sciences. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
- Kendler K.S. & Eaves, L. (Eds.) (2005) Psychiatric Genetics (Review of Psychiatry Series, Volume 24, Number 1; Oldham, J.M. & Riba, M.B., series editors). Washington DC: American Psychiatric Publishing.
Schedule:
Note Well: This schedule is tentative. I am also having a very difficult time obtaining pdf files using the library's search engines. Hence, not all readings have links to a pdf. Click on the link to Readings above to get a more complete list of optional readings.
| Date: | Topic: | Text: | Readings: |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/17 | Introduction | HGSS, Chpt. 1; K & E, Chpt. 1 | |
| 1/24 | Basic Molecular Genetics | HGSS, Chpts. 2, 3, 4 | What is a gene? (General) |
| 1/31 | Mendelian Traits | HGSS, Chpt. 5 | |
| 2/7 | Polymorphisms | HGSS, Chpt. 7, K & E, pp. 50-62 |
HapMap Project (General); Feuk, Carson & Scherer (2006); |
| 2/14 | Mendel, Linkage & Association | HGSS, Chpts. 9, 10, 11; K & E, pp. 103-115 | |
| 2/21 | Linkage & Association - II | ||
| 2/28 | DCG: Disorders with Complex Genetics | HGSS, Chpt. 6 | Hemminki, Bermejo & Forsti (2006); Bertram et al. (2005); Goldman et al. (2005) |
| 3/7 | DCG - II | Merikangas & Risch (2003); Berretini et al. (2003); | |
| 3/14 | Animal Models | ||
| 3/21 | Animal Models | ||
| 3/28 | SPRING BREAK | ||
| 4/4 | Quantitative Analysis | HGSS, Chpts. 17-19; K & E, Chpt. 2 | |
| 4/11 | Intelligence | HGSS, Chpts. 20-21 | Neisser et al. (1996); Plomin & Spinath (2004); Posthuma & de Geis (2006) |
| 4/18 | Personality | HGSS, Chpt. 22 | |
| 4/25 | Psychopathology - I | HGSS, Chpts. 23, 24; K & E, Chpts. 3-6 | Gottesman & Gould (2003); Dick et al. (2006) |
| 5/2 | Psychopathology - II |