The goal of the Certificate Program in Genome Sciences (GS) is to train the next generation of investigators to integrate genomics with biological and clinical research. GS merges functional genomics and translational biology to investigate biological systems at all levels of complexity. The certificate program combines faculty from multiple departments to provide important opportunities for applied research and learning at the interface of computation and biology. Any student or post-doctoral fellow can participate in the GS program, and if the curriculum is successfully completed, can obtain a certificate in Genome Sciences.

GS focuses in particular on the following areas of research: 

• Translational and applied genomics
• Chromatin-transcription relationships
• Genetic epidemiology and gene discovery
• Genome annotation and comparative genomics

The individual expertise and collaborative nature of our faculty and fellows provides a highly integrated training environment. Research interests among our faculty include functional analysis of human genetic and epigenetic variation, biostatistics, human population genetics, gene expression data, pharmacogenomics, genome annotation, and others.

This program is integrated into the existing graduate programs in Molecular Biology and Biological Chemistry with a curriculum that fits well with their core and elective structure. We also envision partnership with the educational missions of existing and emerging institutes and programs with interests in genome sciences.

Genome image courtesy of the Department of Energy Genomic Science program.