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PORTLAND, Maine

UNE genomics workshop attracts researchers and local industry

For one week in August (15-19), close to 20 students, faculty and researchers from the University of New England joined members of local industry to explore genomic and molecular genetic methodologies at UNE's College of Pharmacy in Portland.  

Molecular genetics is one of the most rapidly growing fields of biomedical science and has become integral to all fields of study in the life sciences.

The workshop consists of lectures and laboratories designed to introduce current theory and the fundamental tools that underlie the most recent technologies in genomics. The course goal is to give participants hands-on experience with a number of the techniques used in genomics as they are applied in all the life sciences. The lectures will provide much of the theory that forms the basis of these techniques.

About the University of New England

The University of New England is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of flexible, accredited online degrees. In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.