About the Centre

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Our mission is to advance the understanding of genetically-related conditions through multi-disciplinary research.

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Research

The Centre is composed of scientific research groups that work to understand the genetic foundations of human variation and disease. Scientists in the Centre work in diverse fields, developing and applying statistical, computational, and experimental methods to a wide range of medical conditions. The main areas of research include bioinformatics, cardiovascular disease, genomics, immunity and inflammation, metabolism, neurogenetics, statistical genetics and transgenics.

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Manipulating genes in vitro

News and Features

Apr 23: Professor Gil McVean awarded the Weldon Memorial Prize 2012

Updated 24/04/2012

The Weldon Memorial Prize for 2012 has been awarded to Professor Gil McVean, Professor of Statistical Genetics, Department of Statistics and Head of Bioinformatics and Statistical Genetics at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University ...

Oxford researchers discover novel mechanism that links heart muscle and blood vessel formation.

Updated 18/04/2012

Apr 16 Oxford researchers discover novel mechanism that links heart muscle and blood vessel formation. A new pathway that allows cardiac heart muscle to grow with a supporting blood supply has been identified by Oxford Researchers in a study ...

Recent publications

CDC4/FBXW7 and the 'just enough' model of tumourigenesis. J Pathol, 227 (2),
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Resolving the variable genome and epigenome in human disease. J Intern Med, 271 (4),
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Investigation of the effects of DNA repair gene polymorphisms on the risk of colorectal cancer. Mutagenesis, 27 (2),
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Colorectal cancer genetics: from candidate genes to GWAS and back again. Mutagenesis, 27 (2),
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High Profile Seminar Series

Friday 18th May 2012

Prof Kevin Eggan

Using Cell and Reprogramming Approaches for the Study of Neural Degeneration

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