Description

Over the past decade, dramatic advances in genomics have paved the way for a fuller understanding of the impact of genetic and environmental factors on human and population health. Through its research and training programs the Institute for Public Health Genetics (IPHG) provides the context for these discoveries and also equips graduates to tackle the complex ethical, legal, policy and social issues that are required to fully realize the benefits of these advances on population health.

Partners

UW Seattle, School of Public Health and Department of Health Services, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, Department of Global Health, Department of Biostatistics, School of Medicine and Department of Bioethics & Humanities, Department of Medical Genetics, Department of Genome Sciences, Department of Pediatrics, School of Law, School of Nursing, School of Pharmacy, College of Arts & Sciences and Department of Anthropology, Department of Statistics, Jackson School of International Studies, College of Engineering;

Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle Children’s Research Institute, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Washington State Department of Health

Funders

State funds support the core infrastructure of the IPHG. Students are supported from a variety of extramural funding sources, including NIH training grants to faculty affiliated with the Institute.