| DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL | |
| University Program in Genetics and Genomics | |
| Degree granted: | Ph.D. in Human Genetics, Genetic Epidemiology, Molecular Genetics, Genomics |
| Training available: | Doctoral |
| Current enrollment: | 84 Doctoral |
| Number of graduates in last 2 years: | 16 Doctoral |
| Faculty status: | 20 Ph.D., 3 M.D., 3 M.D./Ph.D. |
| Areas of concentration: | anthropological genetics, behavioral genetics, biochemical genetics, cytogenetics, developmental genetics, epidemiology, gene mapping, immunogenetics, molecular genetics, oncological genetics, pharmacogenetics, population genetics, somatic cell genetics, Animal Models of Disease |
| Clinical training fellowships: | |
| ABMG accreditation: | |
| Financial support: | NIH T32 (Ph.D. Training Grant) |
| Application deadline: | 31 December for the following fall term |
| Contact: |
Joseph Heitman, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Duke University Medical School, Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Research Drive, Durham, NC, 27710, Tel: 919 684-6629, Fax: 919 684-8346, E-mail: heitm001@mc.duke.edu Douglas Marchuk, Co-Director, Duke University Medical School, Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Research Drive, Durham, NC, 27710, Tel: 919 684-6629, Fax: 919 684-8346, E-mail: march004@mc.duke.edu |
| Web homepage: | http://upg.duke.edu/ |
| The Duke University Program in Genetics and Genomics is an umbrella graduate (PhD) training program that spans several basic science and clinical departments and bridges the medical center and the college of arts and sciences. The program serves as a forum for training and education in genetics, including model systems (bacteria, yeast, fungi, Drosophila, zebrafish, and mouse), population genetics, human genetics, and genome sciences. We have forged a close link between the program and the Institute of Genome Sciences and Policy (IGSP) at Duke, a campus-wide research institute directed by Huntington Willard, which provides for a robust, broad and flexible training environment that spans both genetics and genome sciences. In addition, research opportunities also can be found with faculty in the Duke University Center for Human Genetics, under the direction of Margaret Pericak-Vance. The CHG focuses on the identification of genes involved in both Mendelian and complex disease. | |