HMX Online Genetics Courses

Advance your knowledge of genetics, genomics, and precision medicine.

Course Dates: June 3–August 15, 2025

Registration Deadline: May 26

Online; Self-Paced

Course material will be released periodically during the beginning of the session and will remain available throughout the period until the final exam.

Outcome

Certificate of Completion

Course Fee

$995; Multi-course bundle pricing is also available. The student price for an individual course is $800 and cannot be combined with course bundles.

The field of genetics is evolving rapidly, with applications across health care and related fields. HMX offers a range of genetics courses to help you understand highly relevant, cutting-edge topics within the field. Led by renowned Harvard Medical School faculty, these online courses bring medical concepts to life through real-world applications and interactive tools.

Advance your knowledge of genetics with HMX and earn a Harvard Medical School certificate.

Registration Deadline for the Upcoming Session: May 26

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Genetics Courses

Genetics

Learn key concepts of genetics as they relate to inheritance of disease, population-specific risk, and genetic testing – and see how increased knowledge of the human genome is applied in clinical settings.

Cancer Genomics and Precision Oncology

Gain insight into the intersection between cancer and genetics, and how that knowledge is being applied to cancer diagnosis and treatment. Topics covered include cancer mutations, cancer gene functions, tumor sequencing, cancer therapeutics, active immunotherapies, and more.

Genetic Testing and Sequencing Technologies

Explore current genetic testing approaches and sequencing technologies, with a look at how improved testing can move health care forward. Topics covered include clinical genetic testing approaches, sequencing technologies, and emerging areas like DNA methlyation testing, long read sequencing, and more.

Gene Therapy

Cover current gene therapy and the advances happening in this field that are ultimately helping to improve the treatment of certain genetic diseases. Topics covered include ex vivo and in vivo gene therapy, CAR T cell therapy, vector design and preparation, and more.

Nucleic Acid Therapeutics

Build your understanding of nucleic acid therapeutics and the advances in this field that have the potential to treat, prevent, and even cure genetic diseases. Topics covered include endogenous information, mRNA medicines, genetic modifications, ASO steric blockers, and more.

Genetics – Essentials

Refresh your knowledge of the basic concepts required to understand the field of genetics today, with an emphasis on explaining how variation in DNA sequence occurs, is inherited, and can lead to disease.

Who are these courses for?

HMX courses are designed for learners with a variety of backgrounds who are looking to increase knowledge for work in health care, life sciences, pharma, and related industries.

Think others at your organization would be interested? We offer group discounts and direct enrollment options – contact us to learn more.