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MSc and PhD applicants for the September intake will be considered for the new <strong>Medical Genetics <a href="https://medgen.med.ubc.ca/graduate-program/prospective-students/rotation-program/">Rotation Program</a></strong>.</p> <ul> <li style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.grad.ubc.ca/researcher-search?g=%22medical%20genetics%22&f%5B0%5D=field_academic_unit:1917">Potential Research Supervisors</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.grad.ubc.ca/faculty-staff/information-supervisors/supervising-graduate-students">Supervising Graduate Students</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>AREAS OF RESEARCH INCLUDE:</strong></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://medgen.med.ubc.ca/research/cancer-genetics-genomics/">Cancer Genetics & Genomics</a></li> <li><a href="https://medgen.med.ubc.ca/research/medgen-research-faculty-clinical-genetics-genetic-counselling-and-ethics-and-policy/">Clinical Genetics, Genetic Counselling and Ethics & Policy</a></li> <li><a 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href="https://medgen.med.ubc.ca/research/medgen-research-faculty-pharmacogenomics/">Pharmacogenomics</a></li> <li><a href="https://medgen.med.ubc.ca/research/proteomics/">Proteomics</a></li> <li><a href="https://medgen.med.ubc.ca/research/medgen-research-faculty-stem-cells-gene-therapy/">Stem Cells & Gene Therapy</a></li> </ul> <p>Individual labs conduct clinical and/or translational research and basic experimental research engaging a wide variety of approaches including the use of model organisms such as mice, flies (D. melanogaster), worms (C. elegans), and yeast (S. cerevisiae).</p> <p> </div> <p> </p> <div class="span5"></p> <p><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="wp-image-8465 aligncenter" src="https://med-fom-medgen.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2016/05/DNA.png" alt="" width="336" height="505" srcset="https://medgen.med.ubc.ca/files/2016/05/DNA.png 300w, https://medgen.med.ubc.ca/files/2016/05/DNA-200x300.png 200w, https://medgen.med.ubc.ca/files/2016/05/DNA-100x150.png 100w" sizes="(max-width: 336px) 100vw, 336px" /></p> <p> </div></div> <p> </p> <p><strong>RESEARCH STRENGTHS AND FACILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT</strong></p> <ul> <li>The Department of Medical Genetics Graduate Program is a leading program attracting students from all over Canada and the world.</li> <li>The program offers <a href="https://www.grad.ubc.ca/prospective-students/graduate-degree-programs/master-of-science-medical-genetics" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Master’s</a> and <a href="https://www.grad.ubc.ca/prospective-students/graduate-degree-programs/phd-medical-genetics" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Doctoral</a> programs.</li> <li>Study in Vancouver, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/08/28/vancouver-most-livable-city-economist_n_3830039.html">one of the world’s most livable cities</a>, at <a href="https://medgen.med.ubc.ca/contact-us/location/">locations</a> affiliated with the University of British Columbia, an institution which is consistently 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