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Division of Medical Genetics
Medical Genetics at UCSD 

Welcome to Medical Genetics

Recent advances in genomics and systems biology have provided a powerful new platform for biomedical and translational research, with the potential to transform clinical practice. The Division of Genetics brings together UC San Diego's world-renowned strengths in biomedicine, basic and clinical science, pharmacology, bioengineering and computer science to accelerate discovery and translation in genetics and genomic medicine.

Our faculty are at the forefront of ground-breaking research in understanding the genetic basis of health and disease. Read more...

 Latest News 

Drug Treatment Corrects Autism Symptoms in Mouse Model

March 15, 2013 - Study results from the Naviaux laboratory - news stories in MailOnline, ScienceDaily, Autism Speaks

In Epigenomics, Location is Everything

January 3, 2013 - Ideker and coworkers show gene location in chromosome affects gene activity... read more

Toward a New Model of the Cell

December 17, 2012 - A new method for creating a model of the cell from large networks of gene and protein interactions... read more

Biomarking Time

November 21, 2012 - Methylome modifications offer new measure of our “biological” age... read more

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