Overview
Test This is a unique collaborative training program in genetics between
The Johns Hopkins University, Mount Sinai School of Medicine and two major institutions in
Beijing, Peking Union Medical College and Peking University. This program trains students,
researchers, and professionals from the People’s Republic of China on the principles of
genetic research of complex disorders such as birth defects and chronic diseases. The
Training Advisory Committee and faculty from the U.S. have expertise in clinical
genetics, molecular genetics, statistical genetics, population genetics, bioinformatics,
and epidemiology. Training in the ethical, social, and legal implications of human genetics
research is also an integral part of the curriculum. Short-term trainees from China are
enrolled in established courses such as the Graduate Summer Institute of Epidemiology
and Biostatistics at The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and the Short
Course in Medical and Experimental Mammalian Genetics co-sponsored by The Johns Hopkins
Institute of Genetic Medicine and The Jackson Laboratory at Bar Harbor. Long-term trainees
are enrolled in a Masters of Public Health, Master of Science in Genetic Counseling, or
postdoctoral laboratory research training. Postdoctoral fellows can receive training
in Clinical Molecular Genetics, Biochemical Genetics, or Cytogenetics. Predoctoral
students are enrolled in degree programs for a Ph.D. in Human Genetics and Molecular
Biology, Epidemiology, or Biostatistics and others. After the training, fellows and
students will return to China to develop their own research in Beijing and seed
genetics research in China. Johns Hopkins and Mount Sinai offer strong training
programs in epidemiology, biostatistics, and bioethics appropriate for scientists
from developing countries.
The International Collaborative Genetics
Research Training Program is funded through The Fogarty International
Center (FIC), National Human Genome Research Institute, and National
Institute on Aging, and the National Institute of Environmental
Health Sciences (NIH D43 TW06176).
The above message is from the Director,
Ethylin Wang Jabs
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