Understand and describe how mice, Drosophila, C. elegans, zebrafish, yeast, and prokaryotic bacteria can be used to model human genetic disease.

Understand the tools and techniques available in each of these genetic models and the advantages and disadvantages of each.

Obtain new information from scientific publications.

Digest data to be able to write good abstracts for results.

Judge published information for its strengths and weaknesses.

Present new information on new findings about genetic disorders in a professional way.