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Florida Genetics 2013

01 Aug 2013
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The University of Florida Genetics Institute will host its ninth annual symposium, Florida Genetics 2013, October 9-10, at the Cancer/Genetics Research Complex. The program will include distinguished guest speakers and UF faculty presenting on important topics of contemporary...
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Tamar Carter awarded UNCF/Merck Graduate Fellowship

30 Jun 2013
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Tamar Carter has been awarded a United Negro College Fund Dissertation Fellowship. The UNCF/Merck Graduate Science Research Dissertation Fellowships help graduate students complete coursework, conduct research, and prepare the dissertation required for a doctoral degree in the...
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Welcome

01 Mar 2012
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Dr. Patrick Concannon has been named new director of the UFGI. Dr. Concannon will assume duties as director of the institute in the near future. Dr. Concannon is currently the Harrison Professor of Biochemistry and the Associate Director of the Center for Public Health Genomics...
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OUR MISSION

The UFGI is an interdisciplinary program that seeks to promote excellence in the areas of genetics and genomics at the University of Florida by
–Building community, facilitating collaboration and creating opportunities for intellectual exchanges among investigators working in diverse taxonomic systems but with a common set of approaches in genetics and genomics.
–Supporting recruitment and retention of outstanding faculty in the areas of genetic and genomics.
–Supporting graduate education in the areas of genetics and genomics.
–Enhancing the ability of researchers at the University of Florida to compete for multidisciplinary research grants in the area of genetics and genomics.

GENETICS & GENOMICS GRADUATE PROGRAM

We believe good geneticists are integrative geneticists– incorporating many different genetic sub-fields into their work. Interests in the faculty span from basic research to applied work. Graduate students are currently pursuing the following:
–Pharmacotherapy
–Biology
–Anthropology
–Horticultural Sciences
–Evolutionary Genetics