School of Medicine
Department Office: 2100 Eccles Institute of Human Genetics, (department office phone) 581-4422, (graduate office phone) 585-5462
Department Co-Chair, Mario R. Capecchi, Ph.D., Mark F. Leppert, Ph.D.
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Professors. M. Capecchi, R. Gesteland, D. Grunwald, L. Jorde, J. M. LaLouel, M. Leppert, J. Metherall, C. Thummel, R. Weiss.
Associate Professors. S. Hasstedt, A. Letsou, S. Sakonju.
Assistant Professors. G. Kardon, S. Mansour, A. Schmid, Q. Wu.
Research Associate Professor. J. Atkins.
Research Assistant Professors. R. Cawthon, C. Fauron.
Adjunct Professors. B. Bass, A. Brothman, M. Keating, J. Opitz, L. Ptacek, A. Rogers.
Adjunct Assistant Professors. C. Chen, K. Flanigan, M. Hobbs, R. Kumar-Singh.
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Ph.D. For additional information see the Graduate information section of this catalog.
The department is renowned for studies of genes including their function, regulation, and expression. Current interests include developmental genetics, genetics of human disease, population genetics, molecular genetics of regulation, and human genome science.
Applicants interested in molecular genetics should apply to the interdepartmental program in Molecular Biology (see separate entry in this bulletin). Other analytical tests, three letters of recommendation, and a statement of professional goals and research interests to the Department of Human Genetics. Applicants whose native language is not English must provide scores from the TOEFL and TSE.
Students are required to do assigned course work, complete at least three years of independent laboratory research beyond the bachelor’s degree, take preliminary written and oral examinations, and submit a written dissertation defended through an oral examination. Course work is specified by the student’s supervisory committee and relates to the dissertation subject. New students become acquainted with research programs of faculty members through laboratory rotations. The chair of the departmental graduate committee serves as an adviser to new students until a specific area of study has been chosen and a thesis committee has been appointed.
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Human Genetics 
