PhD Programs in Genetics

University of Georgia

• The University of Georgia's Ph.D. program in genetics offers students an opportunity to specialize in areas of genetics research such as gene regulation, population genetics, recombinant DNA technology, prokaryotic molecular genetics, evolutionary genetics, mammalian genetics and the molecular biology of plants. Several on-campus and off-campus research facilities allow students to conduct genetics research. The school has a variety of course offerings in fields such as Evolutionary Biology, Genome Evolution Across the Tree of Life, Ecological Genetics of Invasive Species and Genetics of Host Plant Resistance to Disease.

  The University of Georgia

  Department of Genetics

  Davison Life Sciences Building

  Athens, GA 30602

  706-542-8000

  uga.edu

Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center

• Wake Forest University offers a Ph.D. program in genetics through its education and research facilities at its Baptist Medical Center. The program is designed to be interdisciplinary in nature and emphasizes molecular genetics and genomics. The school offers two primary program tracks: analytical sciences and laboratory sciences. The laboratory science program requires courses in Computational Analysis in Molecular Biology, Biochemical Techniques and several seminars in Research in Molecular Genetics and Genomics. The analytical sciences track features courses in Foundations of Clinical and Population Translational Science, Genetic Epidemiology, Computational Analysis in Molecular Biology and Molecular Biology.

  Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center

  Medical Center Blvd.

  Winston-Salem, NC 27157

  336-716-2011

  wfubmc.edu

University of Washington

• The School of Public Health at the University of Washington offers a Ph.D. program in public health genetics through its Institute for Public Health Genetics. The program is organized with primary foci in public health and genetics. These two areas form the basis for the core knowledge areas of the program: genomics in public health and the implications for society. The area of genomics and public health is addressed through core courses in Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology, Clinical Aspects of Genomics and Ecogenetics and Pharmacogenetics. Courses covering the implications of genetics include studies in Health Economics and Outcomes Research, Ethics and Social Science and Law and Policy.

  Institute for Public Health Genetics

  F 363 Health Sciences Building, Box 357236

  School of Public Health and Community Medicine

  University of Washington

  1959 NE Pacific Ave.

  Seattle, WA 98195

  206-616-9286

  washington.edu