Pardis Kazemian
Student
Master of Science in Medical Genetics (MSc)
Department of Medical Genetics
The Department of Medical Genetics Graduate Program is a leading program that attracts students from all over Canada and the world. The Program offers Master’s and Doctoral programs that take place in Vancouver, one of the world’s most livable cities, at locations affiliated with the University of British Columbia, an institution which is consistently ranked among the world’s best universities.
Faculty members in the Department of Medical Genetics are at the forefront of their fields, employing cutting edge genetic, epigenetic, genomic and bioinformatic methodologies to gain insight into diseases such as cancer, diabetes, obesity, neurodegenerative and neurological disorders, and other genetic diseases. Researchers in the Department are highly interactive and collaborate with local, national, and international colleagues, which further enriches the research experience for trainees.
Graduate Degree Programs
Research Supervisors
| Name | Research Interests |
|---|---|
| Arbour, Laura | northern and aboriginal health issues as they pertain to genetics |
| Austin, Jehannine | genetic counseling; genetics services; mental health; genetic counseling, genetics services, Mental health |
| Birol, Inanc | bioinformatics, computational biology, genomics, transcriptome analysis, next generation sequencing, cancer, Bioinformatics, sequence assembly, transcriptomics, gene regulation networks, high throughput informatics for big data |
| Brooks-Wilson, Angela | cancer families; cancer genetics; genetic susceptibility; human genetics; longevity; Super seniors; Cancer families, Cancer genetics, Genetic susceptibility, Human genetics, Longevity, Super seniors |
| Brown, Carolyn Janet | Applied Genetics; Chromosomes: Structure / Organization; DNA methylation; Epigenetic control of gene expression; Gene Regulation and Expression; Genes escaping X-chromosome inactivation; Long non-coding RNAs; X-chromosome inactivation; XIST RNA; Applied Genetics, Chromosomes: Structure / Organization, DNA methylation, Epigenetic control of gene expression, Gene Regulation and Expression, Genes escaping X-chromosome inactivation, Long non-coding RNAs, X-chromosome inactivation, XIST RNA |
| Capon, Francesca | Basic medicine and life sciences; Autoimmune Diseases; Pericardial Disorders; Rare diseases; Skin Conditions; Skin inflammation; Bioinformatics |
| Conibear, Elizabeth | Functional genomics; Membranes; Enzymes and Proteins; Vesicle Trafficking; Molecular Genetics; Neurodegenerative diseases; Protein Palmitoylation; Cell Signaling and Cancer; Functional Genomics, Membranes, Enzymes and Proteins, Vesicle Trafficking, Molecular Genetics, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Protein Palmitoylation, Cell Signaling and Cancer |
| Dennis, Jessica | Complex Trait Genetics; genetic epidemiology; statistical genetics; Psychiatric conditions; neurodegenerative disease; Precision Health; Administrative health data; Electronic health records; Machine Learning; Complex trait genetics, Genetic epidemiology, Statistical genetics, Psychiatric conditions, Neurodegenerative disease, Precision health, Administrative health data, Electronic health records, Machine learning |
| Elliott, Alison | rare disease; genomics; Congenital Malformations; Skeletal and limb anomalies; Genetic Counselling; Health services implementation science; Rare disease, Genomics, Congenital malformations, Skeletal and limb anomalies, Genetic counselling, Health services implementation science |
| Evgin, Laura | |
| Friedman, Jan Marshall | Use of advanced genome sequencing technology in the diagnosis of genetic disease; Development of improved bioinformatics methods to identify disease-causing genomic variants; Characterization of local genetic ancestry from genomic data; Clinical genomics; Birth defects epidemiology; Clinical teratology; Application of whole genome sequencing to diagnose genetic disease, Birth defects epidemiology, Clinical genomics, Developmental Genetics, Genetics and Heredity, Neurofibromatosis |
| Gibson, William | Genetic Diseases; Chromosomes: Structure / Organization; Epigenetics; Genetic Diseases, Chromosomes: Structure / Organization, Epigenetics |
| Hayden, Michael | Diabetes; Disease progression; Drug development; Gene Therapy; Genetic Diseases; Huntington disease; Neurodegenerative diseases; Neurodegenerative disorders; Diabetes, Disease progression, Drug development, Gene therapy, Genetic Diseases, Huntington disease, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Neurodegenerative disorders |
| Holt, Robert | Immunogenetics, Metagenomics - Infectious agents in Cancer, Cancer Genomes, Neurobiology, DNA Sequencing |
| Hoodless, Pamela | Developmental Genetics; Embryology; Embryonic Development; Epigenetics; Heart Valve / Valvular Diseases; Heart valve formation; Liver; Liver development; Stem Cells and Organogenesis; transcriptional regulation; Developmental Genetics, Embryology, Embryonic Development, Epigenetics, Heart Valve / Valvular Diseases, Heart valve formation, Liver, Liver development, Stem Cells and Organogenesis, Transcriptional regulation |
| Jiang, Xiaoyan | Studying inherited human disorders to understand human development, behaviour, physiology and degeneration, Emphasis on neurological, neuromuscular, and psychiatric diseases |
| Jones, Steven J | Bioinformatics, genome science, mutations, cancer progression |
| Kobor, Michael | Chromatin Biology; Epigenetics; molecular biology; Social Epigenetics; Chromatin Biology, Epigenetics, Molecular Biology, Social Epigenetics |
| Lansdorp, Peter | Application of single cell Strand-seq in precision medicine; Applied Genetics; cellular aging; Cellular Degeneration; Cellular Division; Complex Trait Genetics; DNA replication, epigenetics and stem cells; Gene Regulation and Expression; Genetic Diseases; Stem Cells and Organogenesis; telomeres; Telomeres, genomic instability, aging and cancer; Application of single cell Strand-seq in precision medicine, Applied Genetics, Cellular Aging, Cellular Degeneration, Cellular Division, Complex Trait Genetics, DNA replication, epigenetics and stem cells, Gene Regulation and Expression, Genetic Diseases, Stem Cells and Organogenesis, Telomeres, Telomeres, genomic instability, aging and cancer |
| Leavitt, Blair | Alzheimer's disease; Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis; Ataxia; Dementia; Experimental Therapeutics; Frontotemporal Dementia; Gene regulation; Gene Silencing and Gene Editing; Gene Therapy; Huntington disease; Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells; Medical Genetics; Mouse models of disease; Neurodegenerative diseases; Neurogenetics; Alzheimer's Disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Ataxia, Dementia, Experimental Therapeutics, Frontotemporal Dementia, Gene Regulation, Gene Silencing and Gene Editing, Gene Therapy, Huntington disease, Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells, Medical Genetics, Mouse models of disease, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Neurogenetics |
| Lefebvre, Louis | Developmental Genetics; developmental epigenetics; Embryonic Development; Gene Regulation and Expression; genomic imprinting; genomics; germ cell biology; Molecular Genetics; mouse developmental genetics; placental biology; Transgenic Model; Developmental Genetics, Developmental epigenetics, Embryonic Development, Gene Regulation and Expression, Genomic imprinting, Genomics, Germ cell biology, Molecular Genetics, Mouse developmental genetics, Placental biology, Transgenic Model |
| Lehman, Anna Michelle | Inherited Metabolic Diseases; Genes and Gene Therapy; Genetic causes of rare diseases; Genomic sequencing and variant interpretation; Neurodegenerative disorders; Cardiogenetics; Adams-Oliver syndrome; Inherited Metabolic Diseases, Genes and Gene Therapy, Genetic causes of rare diseases, Genomic sequencing and variant interpretation, Neurodegenerative disorders, Cardiogenetics, Adams-Oliver syndrome |
| Lorincz, Matthew | Developmental Genetics; genomics; chromatin; chromatinopathies; Epigenetics; Epigenomics; Gene regulation; Neurodevelopmental disorders; Developmental Genetics, Genomics, Chromatin, chromatinopathies, Epigenetics, Epigenomics, Gene regulation, Neurodevelopmental disorders |
| Marra, Marco | Genetics; Epigenomics; Cancer biology; Genetics, Epigenomics, Cancer biology |
| McMaster, W Robert | Molecular Immunology |