Complex traits, including most common diseases, are due to multiple genetic factors as well as environmental factors. Jake Lusis, Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics at UCLA explains that these have proved difficult to study using traditional genetic approaches that examine one gene at a time. He describes his current studies that focus on “systems genetics” approaches to [...] Continue Reading…

MS Learn Online is the National MS Society's online educational webcast series. This video features a discussion about research into the causes of multiple sclerosis.

Infection and Host Response: From Basic Research to Global Health Elizabeth Winzeler, phd Associate Professor Tenure, The Scripps Research Institute Cell Biology Department Head, Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation “Virtual, Chemical and Synthetic Genetics of Malaria” Recorded 12 December 2008 Center for Emerging and Neglected Diseases cend.berkeley.edu