Genetics University — Research, Education, Medical Genetics

Research

Research areas

Eighteen areas structure research at Genetics University. Each describes its questions and methods; individual projects and results are published only after academic review.

Genome Science

Human Genome Architecture

Structural organisation of the genome, from chromatin domains to chromosome-scale assemblies.

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Clinical Genetics

Rare Disease Genomics

Diagnostic genome and exome analysis for patients with suspected monogenic conditions.

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Clinical Genetics

Cancer Genomics

Somatic mutation landscapes, tumour evolution and germline predisposition.

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Computational Biology

Statistical Genetics

Association methods, heritability estimation and polygenic architecture.

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Genome Science

Functional Genomics

Perturbation screens and assays that connect sequence variation to molecular function.

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Genome Science

Epigenetics & Chromatin

DNA methylation, histone modification and regulatory memory across tissues.

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Genome Science

Population Genomics

Human genetic diversity, demographic history and reference representation.

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Clinical Genetics

Pharmacogenomics

Genotype-guided prescribing and drug response variability.

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Clinical Genetics

Variant Interpretation

Evidence frameworks for classifying sequence variants in diagnostic settings.

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Genome Science

Single-Cell Genomics

Cell-resolved transcriptomes, epigenomes and multi-omic atlases.

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Genome Science

Long-Read Sequencing

Structural variation, repeat expansions and phased assemblies.

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Clinical Genetics

Prenatal & Reproductive Genetics

Screening, diagnosis and counselling across the reproductive pathway.

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Clinical Genetics

Neurogenetics

Genetic contributions to neurological and neurodevelopmental conditions.

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Genome Science

Immunogenomics

HLA diversity, immune repertoires and inborn errors of immunity.

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Computational Biology

Machine Learning for Genomics

Predictive models for regulatory effect, protein structure and clinical phenotype.

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Computational Biology

Genomic Data Infrastructure

Standards, pipelines and federated access for large-scale genomic data.

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Genetics & Society

Ethics, Law & Policy

Consent, data governance and the regulation of genetic information.

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Genetics & Society

Genomic Literacy & Public Engagement

How genetic findings are communicated, understood and acted upon.

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