| UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY | |
| Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Univ. of Calgary, Alberta Children's Hospital | |
| Degree granted: | M.S. in Medical Science, Biochemistry and Developmental Biology, Ph.D. in Medical Science, Biochemistry and Developmental Biology |
| Training available: | Masters, Doctoral, M.D. Postdoctoral, Ph.D. Postdoctoral |
| Current enrollment: | 6 Masters |
| Number of graduates in last 2 years: | 2 Masters, 3 Doctoral, 0 CCMG |
| Faculty status: | 7 Ph.D., 9 M.D. |
| Areas of concentration: | anthropological genetics, biochemical genetics, clinical genetics, cytogenetic technology, cytogenetics, dysmorphology, epidemiology, gene mapping, genetic counseling, molecular genetics, oncological genetics, population genetics, teratology, sperm chromosome analysis |
| Clinical training fellowships: | clinical genetics, clinical molecular genetics, Ph.D. medical genetics, clinical cytogenetics |
| ABMG accreditation: | |
| CCMG accreditation: |
clinical genetics cytogenetics molecular genetics |
| RCPSC accreditation: | Medical genetics |
| Financial support: | Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Alberta Children's Hospital Foundation |
| Application deadline: | Medical Science Graduate Program: September 30 for January 1, January 31 for May 1, March 31 for July 1, May 31 for September 1; Postgraduate MD: October 15; CCMG Fellowship: June 1 for July of following year |
| Contact: |
A. Micheil Innes, BSc, MD, FRCPC, FCCMG, RCPSC Program Director, University of Calgary, Medical Genetics, 1820 Richmond Road SW, Calgary, Alberta, T2T 5C7, Canada, Tel: 403-943-7588, Fax: 403-543-9100, E-mail: micheil.innes@calgaryhealthregion.ca N. Torben Bech-Hansen, BSc, MSc, PhD, Chair, Population Genomics Research Group, University of Calgary, Medical Genetics, 3330 Hospital Drive NW, Calgary, AB, T2N 4n1, Tel: 403-220-8387, Fax: 403-210-8119, E-mail: ntbech@ucalgary.ca |
| Web homepage: | http://www.fp.ucalgary.ca/medicalgenetics |
| The Human and Medical Genetics Graduate and Postgraduate Program for Southern Alberta is based in the Department of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine and the Population Genomics Research Group. Faculty members hold appointments in a number of departments, including Medical Genetics, Pediatrics, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Community Health Sciences, Ophthalmology, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Clinical Neurosciences, and Biological Sciences. Graduate and postdoctoral research training is available in cytogenetics, molecular genetics, biochemical genetics, population genetics and teratology. Potential supervisors have a broad range of interests including: behavioural genetics, developmental genetics, population genetics, dysmorphology, ocular genetics, cancer genetics, gene discovery in genetic isolates, inherited metabolic disorders, molecular genetics, chromosomal and molecular analysis of human sperm. Students may choose from a wide range of courses offered by various departments in the University. Clinical training leading to eligibility for certification by the Canadian College of Medical Geneticists or specialization in Medical Genetics in a five-year residency program leading to RCPSC certification is available in this program. This active program, based at the Alberta Children's Hospital, services the entire southern part of the province and offers the trainee exposure to a broad range of genetic problems, including specialty clinics in antenatal genetics, neurogenetics, ophthalmic genetics, connective tissue disorders, cancer genetics, and inherited metabolic disease. | |