Fast Facts
Established: 2002
Founding Director: Huntington F. Willard
Who We Are
- ~100 faculty members and counting, representing more than 25 departments and schools
- 125+ staff
- Research and learning opportunities for undergraduates, graduate students and post-docs at all levels.
Resources & Facilities
- An array of core facilities offering the latest genome technologies and data support.
- A dedicated information technology team with expertise in databases, systems administration, information security and bioinformatics.
- Generous computational resources and storage.
About the IGSP
When the Institute for Genome Sciences & Policy (IGSP) first opened its doors, the interdisciplinary institute was Duke's response to what was then a relatively new revolution. Genomics - viewed through the dual lenses of science and society - looks quite different now than it did in 2000, or even just a few years ago. The pace of discovery has quickened and the consequences for both individuals and society have grown deeper. The mission of the IGSP and its representative scientists, engineers, physicians, lawyers, policymakers, business leaders, ethicists, humanists and students to advance the genome sciences and consider their implications for science, health and society is arguably more critical than ever.
Areas of Expertise:
- Ethics, law and policy in genome sciences
- Genomic medicine
- Computational genome sciences
- Connecting genome sciences to society
- Population genomics
- Evolutionary genomics
- Systems biology
- Genome sequencing and analysis
The IGSP is comprised of faculty and students from across Duke University and is organized in a network of research areas, educational programs and core facilities.
We welcome all Duke faculty to join us.
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