About us

The Department of Genetics is part of the University Medical Centre Groningen (UMCG). We are 350 staff members engaged in a broad spectrum of activities:

• Research lines in systems genetics, autoimmune and intestinal disorders, neurodegenerative diseases, congenital syndromes, heart diseases, oncogenetics
• Hosts the Genomics Coordination Centre (offering systems genetics facilities) and the Genome Analysis Facility for large-scale genomic studies
• Clinical genetics, diagnostics and genetic counselling (see UMCG website with information for patients and medical professionals).
• European surveillance of congenital anomalies (Eurocat)
• Teaching of BSc, MD and MSc students, and training of clinical fellows

More about the department's work

• See a film about the Dept of Genetics made for the 2015 American Society of Human Genetics conference
• Guided tours of the department are offered to those interested in learning more about our work. (Select language flag at top right of webpage)
• See news clips on the 2015 Spinoza award to Cisca Wijmenga here (select language flag at top right) and a film about her work