The Department of Human and Molecular Genetics was formally established in 2007 in the new FIU College of Medicine.
Vision & goals
Vision: To become a department consisting of faculty having international reputations for scholarship and education in human genetics.
Mission: Establish a department that elucidates genetic etiology of human disease, translate this knowledge into improved health care through early detection and treatment.
The mission will be accomplished by:
- Creating a supportive environment that impels excellence
- Recruiting and retaining accomplished investigators of proven competitive research
- Developing state-of-the-art core facilities for FIU investigators
- Facilitating and encouraging national and international collaborative initiatives
- Mentoring faculty members and trainees for academic excellence
- Educating medical students to think genetically
- Serving as a bridge department between basic science and clinical departments
Contact us
Florida International University
Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
Human and Molecular Genetics
11200 SW 8th Street
Miami, FL 33199
Faculty & staff
Irina Agoulnik, Ph.D.
Professor
305-348-1475
iagoulni@fiu.edu
AHC1 419CAlexander Agoulnik, Ph.D.
Interim Chair for the Department of Human and Molecular [...]
305-348-1483
aagoulni@fiu.edu
AHC1 419BElena Kaftanovskaya, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
305-348-1485
ekaftano@fiu.edu
AHC1 320 AKatyuska Hernandez
Coordinator Administrative Services
305-348-9064
khernan@fiu.eduKalai Mathee, M.Sc, Ph.D., M.P.H
Professor
305-348-0628
Kalai.Mathee@fiu.edu
AHC4 223Courtney Blair Myhr
Research Coordinator
305-348-1485
cmyhr@fiu.eduDipendra Raj Pandeya, Ph.D., FAACC
Associate Professor
305-348-9135
dpandeya@fiu.edu
AHC1 418BJoe Leigh Simpson
Professor
305-348-0570
simpsonj@fiu.edu
AHC2 693Tracey Anne Weiler, Ph.D.
Academic Director for Certificate Program; Associate Professor
305-348-4993
tweiler@fiu.edu
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