Introduction to the Genome Sciences Department and the Genome Sciences Centre
I am pleased to serve as the Head of the Genome Sciences Department and the Director of the Genome Sciences Centre (GSC). The Genome Sciences Department is composed of 12 Principal Investigators with diverse interests revolving around the development or application of genomic, bioinformatic or proteomic assays to pressing problems in human health, particularly cancers. The Genome Sciences Centre is an internationally acclaimed technology cluster that encompasses DNA sequencing, bioinformatics and technology development.
For additional information on the history and accomplishments of the GSC, please click here.
My individual laboratory within the Department is currently composed of 2 postdoctoral fellows, 2 senior research associates, 1 assistant production coordinator, and six graduate students. Graduate students are in the UBC Bioinformatics Training Program (3); the UBC Genome Sciences and Technology Program (GSAT; 2) or the Medical Genetics Program (1). Students are working on characterizing cancer driver mutations and other alterations relevant to cancer, or on projects designed to identify the most important cancer genes and pathways from the rapidly accumulating deluge of genomic data.
Lab members and their projects can be viewed here.