Genetics

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

• Research lines in systems genetics, functional genomics, microbiome and exposome, immunogenetics, autoimmune and intestinal disorders, neurodegenerative diseases, congenital syndromes, heart diseases and oncogenetics
• The Genomics Coordination Center, the expertise hub for ‘omics’ data analysis, integrative bioinformatics and FAIR data stewardship

• 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

• See a film about the Dept of Genetics made for the 2019 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)