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Genetic Counselor Awareness Day
Please join us in celebrating all that Genetic Counselors do! Genetic Counselor Awareness Day is November 14, 2019.
Genes Linked to Sex Ratio and Male Fertility in Mice
Michigan Medicine researchers find genes that help maintain the 50-50 balance between male and female offspring. A publication by Alyssa Kruger, a Ph.D. student within the Department of Human Genetics .
Welcome Beth Dugan-UMGCP's New Assistant Director
We are excited to announce that Beth Dugan is joining the leadership team at the University of Michigan Genetic Counseling Program , where she will serve in the newly established role of Assistant Program Director. Welcome Beth!
American Society of Human Genetics 2019 Career Fair
Please join us at the #ASHG19 career fair 10/16 through 10/18, 1:15 to 3:15pm in the exhibit hall. We will be in booth 240 to discuss
Welcome Anthony Antonellis, Ph.D., Chair of Human Genetics
We are very happy to announce that Anthony Antonellis, Ph.D., has accepted the position of Chair of the Department of Human Genetics, and his term begins August 1, 2019.
Prasov Lab Identified Genetic Origin of Severe Developmental Eye Condition
The work is published in PLoS Genetics .
The team led by Sue Hammoud and Jun Li receive a prestigious grant from Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Congrats Sue and Jun!
Welcome New Genetic Counseling Students!
Congratulations to the GCP Class of 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.
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 !
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.
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
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
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.