| UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA | |
| Department of Medical Genetics | |
| Degree granted: | M.S. in Medical Genetics, Ph.D. in Medical Genetics, M.D./Ph.D. in Medical Genetics, CCMG in Clinical Genetics, Cytogenetics, Molecular Genetics, Biochemical Genetics |
| Training available: | Masters, Doctoral, M.D. Postdoctoral, Ph.D. Postdoctoral, CCMG |
| Current enrollment: | 21 Masters, 35 Doctoral, 1 M.D. Postdoctoral, 16 Ph.D. Postdoctoral, 1 M.D./Ph.D. Postdoctoral, 8 CCMG |
| Number of graduates in last 2 years: | 7 Masters, 11 Doctoral, 8 CCMG |
| Faculty status: | 1 M.S., 32 Ph.D., 11 M.D., 6 M.D./Ph.D., 2 M.B. |
| Areas of concentration: | biochemical genetics, clinical genetics, cytogenetics, developmental genetics, dysmorphology, epidemiology, gene mapping, immunogenetics, molecular genetics, oncological genetics, population genetics, prenatal diagnosis, somatic cell genetics, teratology |
| Clinical training fellowships: | clinical genetics, genetic counseling, clinical molecular genetics, clinical cytogenetics, clinical biochemical genetics |
| ABMG accreditation: | |
| CCMG accreditation: |
clinical genetics cytogenetics biochemical genetics molecular genetics |
| RCPSC accreditation: | Medical genetics |
| Financial support: | University Graduate Fellowships, CIHR and NSERC Studentships, Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research trainee awards, Children's and Women's Health Centre of B.C. Studentships and Fellowships, Residency and Fellowships, grant support of individual investigators and various private foundations, hospital house staff. |
| Application deadline: | Medical Genetics Graduate Programs (Ph.D. and M.Sc.) deadline for September 2007 term - Canada and USA: March 1, 2008; International applicants: February 1, 2008. Clinical Fellowship: February 1, 2008. |
| Contact: |
Carolyn Brown, Ph.D., Chair, Graduate Advisory Committee, Medical Genetics Graduate Program, UBC, Medical Genetics, Life Sciences Centre, Rm. 1.364 - 2350 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z3, Canada, Tel: (604) 822-5312, Fax: (604) 822-5348, E-mail: medgen@interchange.ubc.ca Sylvie Langlois, MD, FRCPC, FCCMG, Chair, Clinical Fellowship & Residency Program, UBC, Medical Genetics, B.C. Children's Hospital, C234 - 4500 Oak Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6H 3N1, Canada, Tel: (604) 875-2157, Fax: (604) 875-2376, E-mail: slanglois@cw.bc.ca |
| Web homepage: | http://www.medgen.ubc.ca |
| The UBC Department of Medical Genetics offers a thesis-based Ph.D. and M.Sc. degree program. CCMG-accredited postdoctoral training is provided in clinical genetics, cytogenetics, biochemical genetics and molecular genetics. Research opportunities and courses are available to graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in a variety of subdisciplines of human genetics including molecular biology, clinical genetics, developmental genetics, cancer genetics, genome analysis, genetic epidemiology, population genetics, cytogenetics, and biochemical genetics. The Department's clinical service is one of the largest and most comprehensive in North America. (A Masters level, ABGC-accredited Genetic Counselling Training Program is also available - see separate listing under "Genetic Counselling".) Students and postdoctoral fellows have many opportunities to interact with both M.D. and Ph.D. human geneticists and genetic counsellors in formal courses, research projects and clinical situations. The training program is centered in the Department of Medical Genetics, but the participating faculty members hold cross appointments in several other departments including genetics, pathology, pediatrics, medicine, and obstetrics and gynecology. | |