- Welcome to the
- Genetics Education Center
- University of Kansas Medical Center
For educators interested in human
genetics and the human genome project.
Human Genome Project |
Education Resources
| Networking
| Lesson Plans
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Conditions | Career
| Other Resources
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THE
HUMAN GENOME PROJECT
- Human Genome Teacher
Networking Project
- University of Kansas Medical Center - see project abstract from DOE meeting 1997
- Applications of Human
Genome Technology Course(s)
- Human
Genome Project description, Department of Energy
- Human Genome Centers
- DOE & NCHGR
(NIH) - background, goals, developments
- Human
Genome Project Community Education and Outreach, DOE
- Genetic
Privacy Act
- The
Human Genome Project, MCET, Boston, MA, ethical, legal,
and social implications of genetic information and its
dissemination. Includes student projects, teacher
resources, and interactive material. Numerous Links to Resources
- Exploratorium
exhibit on genetics -
ethics cases
- HUM-MOLGEN
- Internet
Communication Forum in Human Molecular Genetics
- Human
genome project information,
Boys Town National Research Hospital, Omaha, NE
- Inherited
Disease Genes Identified by Positional Cloning
- List
of Genes Mapped to Chromosomes, NCBI / NLM
- Count
of Mapped Genes by Chromosome,
updated weekly
- Ethical,
Legal, and Social Implications (and Public Policy Issues) of the
Human Genome Project
GENETIC
EDUCATION RESOURCES
- Primer
on Molecular Genetics, Department
of Energy
- The
Human Genome Project: from Maps to Medicine
- NCHGR, key words
and images
- Blazing
a Genetic Trail - online book, Howard Hughes Medical
Institutes. Includes
information on Basic Genetics, the Human Genome Project, Glossary, and more
- Your
Genes, Your Choices, Science + Literacy for Health,
American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Understanding
Gene Testing brochure
- NIH/National Cancer Institute
- March
of Dimes Resource Center
- Public Health Education Information Series Sheets - Genetics Series and Prenatal Series
- March
of Dimes fact sheets (birth defects, genetic conditions,
and genetic counseling)
- Educator
Resources, A Question of Genes
PBS
program on Genetic Testing 9/16/97
- Access
Excellence,
biology activities and education, Genentech
- Hispanic
Educational Genome Project,
California State University, Los Angeles, CA
- The
Human Genome Project,
MCET, Boston, MA
- Genetic
Guide, Georgetown
University Librarian
- GeneLink - Washington University
- GENSCOPE:
Multi-level Science: Genetics from DNA to Populations
- What
the Heck is a Gene?
John C. Brown, Microbiology, University of Kansas
- Education
Resources,
National Center for Genome Resources
- National
Cancer Institute Information for Teachers
- Genetic
News, University
of Utah, for students and teachers
- The Natural
History of Genes,
The University of Utah School of Medicine, The Eccles
Institute of Human Genetics, The Utah Museum of Natural
History - for science educators and students, resources
for hands-on experiments, classroom activities, plans for
making low cost lab equipment, and a section for teens
about genetic science
- BioChemNet- genetics, biotechnology, careers,
labs, resources
NETWORKING
OTHER
INFORMATION
- Suggestion
Form -
resources/ suggestions/ teaching materials
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Current URL:
http://www.kumc.edu/gec -
- © 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 Debra
Collins, M.S., Genetic Counselor: dcollins@kumc.edu
