Department of Genetics, University of Cambridge

Department of Genetics, University of CambridgePurpose| Research and teaching in Genetics

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Head of Department

| Steve Russell

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| University of Cambridge
Website| www.gen.cam.ac.uk

The Department of Genetics is a department of the University of Cambridge that conducts research and teaching in genetics.[1]

## Research

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As of 2017[update], the department has 83 researchers over 27 research groups, studying functional genomics, systems biology, developmental biology, cell biology, epigenetic inheritance, microbial genetics and evolution and population genetics.[2]

## Notable academic staff

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* Anne Ferguson-Smith FRS FMedSci,[3][4] Arthur Balfour Professor of Genetics, formerly Head of the Department
* Richard Durbin FRS, Honorary Professor of Computational genomics, Senior Group Leader at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute[5]
* Julie Ahringer FMedSci, Professor of Genetics and Genomics, Wellcome Trust Senior Research Fellow, and Director of the Gurdon Institute
* David Glover FRS FRSE, Wellcome Investigator in the Department of Genetics, formerly Balfour Professor of Genetics

As of 2017[update], the department also has 50-65 graduate students and about 30 Part II Tripos undergraduate students.[6]

## Emeritus and alumni

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Notable alumni of the department include:

* Reginald Punnett FRS, inventor of the Punnett Square
* Michael Ashburner FRS, gene ontologist and co-founder of the European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI)[7]
* Ronald Fisher, statistical geneticist, who has been described as “a genius who almost single-handedly created the foundations for modern statistical science”.

## References

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1. ^ "Department of Genetics". Retrieved 9 October 2018.
2. ^ "Department of Genetics - Research Groups". 3 June 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
3. ^ Anon (2017). "Professor Anne Ferguson-Smith FMedSci FRS". London: royalsociety.org. Archived from the original on 5 May 2017.
4. ^ Anon (2012). "Professor Anne Ferguson-Smith FRS FMedSci". acmedsci.ac.uk. London: Academy of Medical Sciences. Archived from the original on 1 August 2016.
5. ^ "Dr Richard Durbin – Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute". Archived from the original on 28 February 2012.
6. ^ "Department of Genetics - Department". 13 May 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
7. ^ Anon (2014). "Ashburner, Prof. Michael". Who's Who (online Oxford University Press ed.). A & C Black. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U5810. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

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