MRC Biostatistics Unit Short CoursesMRC Biostatistics Unit Short CoursesGenetics in Drug Development, 24-28 November 2025DescriptionThe majority of biologic and small molecule drugs perturb protein targets to exert their effects. With the recent explosion in the availability of large-scale genetic association data, it is increasingly feasible to identify genetic variants that proxy the effect of perturbing a protein drug target. Leveraging such genetic data thus offers an efficient and cost-effective approach for identifying drug targets and studying their effects. This short course “Genetics in drug development” will provide theoretical and practical advice on using genetic data to: University of Cambridge Students and Staff, whose department will be covering the participation cost, please raise a Purchase Order (or contact a member of your department who can assist with this) and send a PDF of the Purchase Order to burgess-group-admin@mrc-bsu.cam.ac.uk . You will then be sent the passcode which you will need to use along with the Purchase Order number to complete registration below, selecting the 'UoC Student/Staff Registration' option.
Mendelian Randomization Course, 03-21 November 2025DescriptionThe course comprises four half-days’ worth of content plus the final hackathon, and will take place over 3 weeks (plus a preliminary week 0). It consists of some on-demand pre-recorded content and some timetabled (live) content. The first day of Week 1 will be Monday 3rd November 2025. All the core content of the course is pre-recorded - live sessions are not compulsory to attend, but are supplementary to the core content. They represent a chance to engage with the course tutors. Several of the live sessions will be recorded. University of Cambridge Students and Staff, whose department will be covering the participation cost, please raise a Purchase Order (or contact a member of your department who can assist with this) and send a PDF of the Purchase Order to burgess-group-admin@mrc-bsu.cam.ac.uk . You will then be sent the passcode which you will need to use along with the Purchase Order number to complete registration below, selecting the 'UoC Student/Staff Registration' option.
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