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M.D. / M.S. in Genomic Medicine

The Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics and John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics provide the teaching faculty for the MSGM Program. Additional faculty from across the university participate as research mentors to student capstone projects.

Susan Blanton, PhD

Susan H. Blanton, Ph.D.

Professor, Human Genetics
Professor, Otolaryngology
Graduate Program Director, Human Genetics & Genomics
Graduate Program Director, M.D./M.S. in Genomic Medicine
Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics
John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics

Instructor for: 
  • GNM 605 – Research Ethics
Michael Cuccaro, Ph.D.

Michael Cuccaro, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Human Genetics and Psychology
Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics
Associate Director, Center for Genomic Education & Outreach
John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics

Instructor for:

  • GNM 630 – Clinical Applications of Genomic Medicine III
Anthony Griswold, PhD

Anthony Griswold, Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor
Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics
John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics

Instructor for:

  • GNM 660 – Computational Methods for Genomic Medicine

Rosario Isasi, J.D., M.P.H.

Professor, Human Genetics and Neurology
Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics
Director, Center for Genomic Education & Outreach
John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics

Instructor for:

  • GNM 610 – Clinical Application of Genomic Medicine I
  • GNM 690 – MSGM Capstone
Karen Nuytemans, PhD

Karen Nuytemans, Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor
Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics
John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics

Instructor for:

  • GNM 610 – Clinical Application of Genomic Medicine I
William Scott, PhD

William K. Scott, Ph.D.

Professor of Human Genetics, Neurology and Public Health Sciences
Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics
John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics

Instructor for:

  • GNM 630 – Clinical Applications of Genomic Medicine III
Mustafa Tekin, M.D.

Mustafa Tekin, M.D.

Professor and Chief, Division of Clinical and Translational Genetics
Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics
John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics

Instructor for:

  • GNM 602 – Clinical Applications of Genomic Medicine II
  • GNM 631 – Genomic Medicine Laboratory
Jeffery Vance, MD, PhD

Jeffery Vance, M.D., Ph.D.

Director, Genomic Education & Outreach, Hussman Institute
Professor and Founding Chair, Human Genetics
Professor, Neurology

Instructor for:

  • GNM 610 – Clinical Applications of Genomic Medicine I
  • GNM 690 – MSGM Capstone