Microarray Courses

Topic Theory Practical RNA extraction from different tissue types RNA quality control Amplification and target generation Pre- and post-hybridization labeling techniques Gene expression and miRNA expression microarray hybridization Scanning, data reduction, and data quality control Data analysis Calculation of fold changes & P-values Clustering and heatmap generation Gene Ontology & Pathway analysis Microarray platform comparisons

• courses include microarray materials and demonstration analysis software.

Pathology of the Mouse: Part A & B
This is the first online program in mouse pathology.  The courses are suitable for all levels, this two-course series is primarily intended for technical personnel who support biomedical research and need to understand the animals they are handling as well as how to assist biomedical researchers in characterizing the mice. 
To watch a video: www.extension.ucdavis.edu/healthscience

Course Professor:  Robert Cardiff, M.D., Ph.D. is a distinguished professor of pathology at UC Davis School of Medicine, founding member of the Center of Comparative Medicine and director of the Center for Genomic Pathology.  Awarded numerous teaching honors, his research interests include genomic pathology, tumor biology and medical informatics.  He currently chairs the International Association for Breast Cancer Research’s Board of Governors. 

UC Davis Extension: www.extension.ucdavis.edu
The Center for Genomic Pathology: www.ctrgenpath.net