Genomics & Molecular Neurology
As an interdisciplinary branch of research that focuses on the structure, function, evolution, mapping, and editing of genomes, genomics is defined. The whole collection of DNA, including every gene, makes up an organism's genome. In contrast to genetics, which is the study of individual genes and how they affect heredity, genomics tries to characterise and quantify all of the genes together. In order to assemble and evaluate the structure and function of complete genomes, genomics also entails the sequencing and analysis of genomes using high throughput DNA sequencing and bioinformatics.
A subfield of neuroscience called "molecular neurology" studies how the principles of molecular biology are used to study the neurological systems of animals. This course covers subjects including genetics and epigenetics' influence on the formation of neurons, molecular neuroanatomy, processes of molecular signalling in the nervous system, and more. Similar to molecular biology, molecular neuroscience is a young and active area.