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Affiliated Research Groups

Biomedical Research Centre 


Centre for Applied Ethics 


Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics 


Child and Family Research Institute 


Children's and Women's Health Centre of BC 


Genome Sciences Centre 


Life Sciences Centre 


Michael Smith Laboratories 


Networks of Centres of Excellence 


iCapture at St. Paul's Hospital 


Terry Fox Laboratory


Canadian Genetic Diseases Network

UBC Postdoctoral Fellows Program
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Research in the Department of Medical Genetics covers the study of human genetics with areas of focus in mammalian development, regulation of gene expression, genetic diseases due to single gene or complex inheritance, birth defects, reproduction, cancer, immunology, genomics, bioinformatics, ethics and population health.

You can explore research in Medical Genetics by Faculty, Topic or Location using the links on the right and left.

Alternatively, you can download the MedGen Research Interests (pdf) for faculty members currently supervising or interested in supervising, graduate students in Medical Genetics. Click here for a complete list of all faculty (including non-research faculty).


Research Pages

(see Research Faculty for more)

Research Areas

Chromosome Structure & Transmission


Developmental Genetics, Neurogenetics & Birth Defects


Gene Regulation & Signal Transduction


Genomics & Bioinformatics


Genetic Epidemiology & Human Gene Mapping


Immunogenetics


Stem Cells & Gene Therapy


Ethics & Policy