Human Genetics Graduate Program
The Department of Human Genetics offers graduate education in modern molecular genetics. The department brings together a wide range of labs pursuing genetic studies in humans as well as model organisms, including zebrafish, C. elegans, Drosophila, and mice.
The Department accepts students for Ph.D. degrees in Human Genetics. Ph.D. students enter through the campus-wide Molecular Biology Program , the Biological Chemistry Program or the Neurosciences Graduate Program. The Department also accepts students for M.S. degrees in Genetic Counseling. Please direct inquiries about admission to the Graduate Program in Genetic Counseling. An NIH-funded training grant in Genetic Models of Cardiovascular, Renal, and Pulmonary Disease is administered by the Human Genetics Department.
Ph.D. students take an initial year of core courses and have opportunities to perform short research projects in the labs of several faculty members. Students then choose a lab for their graduate research. Ph.D. students pursue 4-5 years of independent research. Students must also fulfill additional course and teaching requirements.
Human Genetics faculty and students collaborate actively with medical faculty in the Departments of Internal Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, and the Division of Medical Genetics. Courses include a human genetics survey, bioinformatics, medical genetics, advanced population genetics, developmental biology, gene mapping and linkage analysis, and independent study programs.
