| UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL |
| Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology |
| Degree granted: |
Ph.D. in Genetics and Molecular Biology |
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Training available: |
Ph.D. Postdoctoral |
| Current enrollment:
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65 Doctoral |
| Number of graduates
in last 2 years: |
10 Doctoral |
| Faculty status:
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75 Ph.D., 4 M.D., 3 M.D./Ph.D. |
| Areas of concentration:
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behavioral genetics, biochemical genetics, clinical genetics, cytogenetic technology, cytogenetics, developmental genetics, gene mapping, immunogenetics, molecular genetics, oncological genetics, population genetics, somatic cell genetics |
| Clinical training
fellowships: |
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ABMG accreditation:
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| Financial support:
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The program is supported by an NIH predoctoral training grant plus institutional funds from the UNC School of Medicine |
| Application deadline:
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January 1 |
| Contact:
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Dr. Robert J. Duronio, Curriculum Director, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Carolina Center for Genome Sciences, 4309 Medical Biomolecular Research Building, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599, Tel: 919-962-7749, Fax: 919-966-0401, E-mail: duronio@med.unc.edu |
| Web homepage:
| http://gmb.unc.edu/ |
| The Curriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology is an interdepartmental predoctoral training program leading to a Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D. degree. Students conduct dissertation research under the supervision of one of 80 faculty members of the Curriculum. Research in these laboratories employs diverse experimental approaches, from classical genetics to the most modern molecular methods, to address a broad range of contemporary problems from basic science to clinical/translational research. Areas of study directly involving human disease include cancer genetics, mapping and analysis of genes involved in other complex traits (including addiction, diabetes, and schizophrenia), gene therapy, genomics, and bioinformatics. There are also numerous labs carrying our research on model organisms of human disease, including yeast, nematodes, Drosophila, and the mouse. Clinical genetics and molecular diagnostic programs at UNC Hospitals are very strong, and opportunities for educational interactions with faculty in those areas are readily available to students with interests in human genetics. |