MRC Human Genetics Unit
| Founded | 1967 |
|---|---|
| Location | Edinburgh, UK |
| Director | Professor W Bickmore |
| Website | http://www.hgu.mrc.ac.uk/ |
The Medical Research Council (UK) Human Genetics Unit is situated at the Western General Hospital in Edinburgh. It is one of the largest MRC research establishments, housing over two hundred scientists, support staff, research fellows, PhD students, and visiting workers.
Directors
- 1956 - 1969 Dr Michael Court Brown
- 1969 - 1994 Professor John Evans
- 1994 - 2015 Professor Professor N Hastie
- 2015–Present Professor W Bickmore
Sections
The Human Genetics Unit is divided into three sections:
- Medical and Developmental Genetics Section
- Heads: Professor David FitzPatrick, Professor Ian Jackson
- Chromosome and Gene Expression Section
- Head: Professor Javier Caceres
- Biomedical Systems Analysis Section
- Head: Professor Richard Baldock
Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine (IGMM)
In 2007 the Human Genetics Unit formed a partnership with two neighbouring research centres on the Western General Hospital campus, the Centre for Genomic and Experimental Medicine (University of Edinburgh) and the Edinburgh Cancer Research Centre (Cancer Research UK), to create the Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine. The Human Genetics Unit officially became part of the University of Edinburgh in 2011. The three partner centres comprising the Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine were linked with a new building in 2015.
External links
- Medical Research Council (UK)
- MRC Human Genetics Unit
- Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine
- Centre for Genomic and Experimental Medicine
- Edinburgh Cancer Research Centre
- Western General Hospital