About us

The Department of Genetics is part of the University Medical Centre Groningen (UMCG). It has some 250 staff (including ~40 international staff) and 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*
• European surveillance of congenital anomalies (Eurocat)
• teaching of BSc, MD and MSc students, and training of clinical fellows

* There is a separate UMCG website (in Dutch) with information for patients and medical professionals

For News, Events, Address/contact info and 2017 Highlights see menu on left

The department's work

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