Armed with the knowledge that every disease has a genetic component, the Genetic Basis of Human Disease Division addresses important translational research questions associated with human disease. The division's researchers seek to understand the function of suspected disease-related genes and how they work in normal and "at risk" individuals, with particular emphasis on cancer and diabetes.

Accelerating this research are large-scale family studies centered on genetic samples collected from individuals within isolated populations. Information derived from these studies helps determine inheritance patterns for a genetic-related disease. Identifying the patterns of disease occurrence in well-characterized families speeds the search for susceptibility or predisposition genes for that disease.

Population Genetics Research Lab
Melanoma Therapeutics Lab
SNP Genotyping Service Center