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Message from the Chair

Welcome to the Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics at the Miller School of Medicine.

Our department integrates clinical services, research, and educational programs to utilize genetics and genomics in human health. At our outpatient clinics located throughout South Florida, our clinical geneticists and genetic counselors provide care to all ages with suspected or diagnosed genetic disorders. The department is the referral center for Florida`s newborn screening program in South Florida and houses a molecular and biochemical genetics diagnostic laboratory to support clinical activities. We continuously rank among the top departments in NIH funding for research grants.

Nationally renowned programs led by the department’s faculty include All of Us, the Undiagnosed Diseases Network, Alzheimer genomics, cancer epigenetics, and rare disorders associated with sensory and neurological abnormalities. The department supports medical education at the Miller School and offers graduate programs in genetics and genomics. ACGME-accredited programs include clinical genetics and genomics, medical biochemical genetics, and laboratory genetics and genomics.
A major focus of our activities is to be inclusive of all diversities. Our goal is to advance genetics and genomics relevant to human health and to implement genomic medicine for prevention, diagnosis, and precision treatments.

Mustafa Tekin, M.D.
Professor of Human Genetics
Chair, Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics