May 1, 2019
Congratulations to the GCP Class of 2019!
Rackham Graduate Exercises-Friday, May 3, 10:00 AM Hill Auditorium
DHG Reception-Thursday, May 2, 3:00 PM, 2960 THSL
GCP Party-Thursday, May 2, 7-9 pm, Bev's Home
Latest News
May 1, 2019
Welcome New Genetic Counseling Students!
April 25, 2019
Michigan DNA Day
Michigan DNA Day is an annual event where scientists from the state of Michigan visit local high schools to present interactive, hands-on lessons about genetics, genomics, and biotechnology.
March 26, 2019
Volunteers Needed! Flint Water Distribution Day Sign-Up
Once again BGSG is putting your Holiday Flint Drive donations to good use by delivering bottled water to underserved populations. We are planning one more trip this semester to deliver the water and you are invited to join us !
March 21, 2019
Fast FAST 2019
The Human Genetics department held its 2nd competition for 3 minute, 1 slide research presentations by students and postdocs at the Friday Afternoon Seminar by Trainees, dubbed Fast FAST. This provides a brief glimpse into the world of Human Genetics.
March 18, 2019
Pinnacle Achievement for DHG Genetic Counseling Faculty
"There are times when history gets made quietly, marked not by bold headlines but by small, significant changes. Wendy Uhlmann (M.S. 1987), clinical professor of internal medicine and human genetics, made that kind of history last year: She became the first genetic counselor and the first faculty member at the U-M Medical School to achieve the
January 9, 2019
Congratulations Ilana Miller, Mackenzie Mosera, Natalie Waligorski, and Addie Beil!
Congratulations to these worthy GCP students who were awarded the NSGC Genetics & Precision Medicine Fellowship! The NSGC Public Health Special Interest Group was developed in 2008 to promote the incorporation of genetics and genetic counseling into public health theory and practice. The Genetics & Precision Medicine Fellowship was
January 2, 2019
Governor Rick Snyder signed Senate Bill 331, the State of Michigan Genetic Counseling Licensure Bill into law
This is a huge accomplishment for the genetic counselors in Michigan and the patients they serve.
December 12, 2018
Dr. Glover Receives The Distinguished Faculty Lectureship Award in Biomedical Research
Dr. Thomas W. Glover is recognized for his fundamental discoveries in human genetics, including the field of human common fragile sites - a pervasive feature of human chromosomes that has become increasingly important to our understanding of molecular mechanisms underlying human genomic disorders. Congratulations Dr. Glover!
November 28, 2018
Two Human Genetics faculty named AAAS fellows
Two Human Genetics faculty are among the 13 researchers @UMich who have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
November 8, 2018
Genetic Counselor Awareness Day
Please join us in celebrating all that Genetic Counselors do! Genetic Counselor Awareness Day is November 8, 2018.
October 16, 2018
Dr. Sue Hammoud had the honor of giving the annual AUA Bruce Stewart Memorial lecture at the American Society of Reproductive Medicine national meeting.
Congratulations to Dr. Hammoud!
October 10, 2018
Congratulations again Lauren Seemann!
It's been a great start to the 2018-2019 academic year for Lauren Seemann of the Genetic Counseling Program. Congratulations are again in order for being awarded the James V. Neel Research Fellowship and taking home the Best Poster Award at this year's Department of Human Genetics Retreat! Keep up the great work, Lauren!
October 10, 2018
Congratulations Amanda Schaefer!
Congratulations are in order for Amanda Schaefer who was awarded a 2018 National Society of Genetic Counselors Research Special Interest Group Grant Award (RSGA). Amanda's research project is entitled "Exploring Ethical and Professional Challenges Encountered by Clinical Genetic Counselors Who Are Engaged in Research." Congratulations Amanda
October 9, 2018
2018 Diane Baker Alumni Lecture a Success!
The annual Diane Baker Alumni Lecture honors the vision and commitment to the profession of genetic counseling of our founder and first Program Director, Diane Baker. This year's recipient, Liz Kearney, MS, LCGC, MBA, gave her lecture “Genetics Odyssey: How Artificial Intelligence is Changing Genetic Services" on Tuesday October 9, 2018. Both
September 4, 2018
Congratulations Kelsie McVeety!
Congratulations to Kelsie McVeety for winning an MAGC/Michigan Association of Genetic Counselors Student Research Award! Kelsie's research title was "Development of an Educational Video to Address Sickle Cell Trait and Disease Knowledge Gaps in NCAA Student-Athletes."
August 21, 2018
GCP Student Lauren Seemann Receives 2018-2019 JEMF Student Research Award!
Lauren's research title: "Assessing Need and Utility of a Machine Learning Algorithm for Pedigree Analysis"
August 9, 2018
This summer, 15 rising UM freshmen had an insider’s view of all things genetics during a unique 5 week immersive mini-course developed by DHG Faculty
The students extracted their DNA from saliva, programmed robots to teach them about genomic sequencing, and more! They also learned how genetics intersects fields like medicine, computerscience, ecology, evodevo, forensics and genetic counseling.
July 31, 2018
Cristen Willer led an international team that identified 111 loci, 80 of them new, for Atrial Fibrillation, a common heart arrhythmia, in a study of more than 1 Million people in a biobank.
Bioinformatics students Wei Zhou, Brooke Wolpert, Ellen Schmidt and Ryan Crawford, DCMB and CCMB faculty Michael Boehnke, Goncalo Abecasis, Hyun Kang also were part of the team, as were many other UM and Norwegian scientists.