| Purpose | Research and teaching in Genetics |
|---|---|
Head of Department | Steve Russell |
Parent organization | University of Cambridge |
| Website | www |
The Department of Genetics is a department of the University of Cambridge that conducts research and teaching in genetics.[1]
Research[edit]
As of 2017[update], the department has 83 researchers over 27 research groups, studying functional genomics, systems biology, developmental biology, cell biology, epigenetic inheritance, microbial genetics and evolution and population genetics.[2]
Notable academic staff[edit]
- Anne Ferguson-Smith FRS FMedSci,[3][4] Arthur Balfour Professor of Genetics, Head of the Department
- Richard Durbin FRS, Honorary Professor of Computational genomics, Senior Group Leader at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute[5]
- Julie Ahringer FMedSci, Professor of Genetics and Genomics, Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellow, and Director of the Gurdon Institute
- David Glover FRS FRSE, Wellcome Investigator in the Department of Genetics, formerly Balfour Professor of Genetics
As of 2017[update], the department also has 50-65 graduate students and about 30 Part II Tripos undergraduate students.[6]
Emeritus and alumni[edit]
Notable alumni of the department include:
- Reginald Punnett FRS, inventor of the Punnett Square
- Michael Ashburner FRS, gene ontologist and co-founder of the European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI)[7]
- Ronald Fisher, statistical geneticist, who has been described as “a genius who almost single-handedly created the foundations for modern statistical science”.
References[edit]
- ^ "Department of Genetics". Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ^ "Department of Genetics - Research Groups". 3 June 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ^ Anon (2017). "Professor Anne Ferguson-Smith FMedSci FRS". London: royalsociety.org. Archived from the original on 5 May 2017.
- ^ Anon (2012). "Professor Anne Ferguson-Smith FRS FMedSci". acmedsci.ac.uk. London: Academy of Medical Sciences. Archived from the original on 1 August 2016.
- ^ "Dr Richard Durbin – Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute". Archived from the original on 28 February 2012.
- ^ "Department of Genetics - Department". 13 May 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ^ Anon (2014). "Ashburner, Prof. Michael". Who's Who (online Oxford University Press ed.). A & C Black. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U5810. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
