
Our department is dedicated to graduate training in human genetics research (including molecular, statistical, and bioinformatics research), public health genetics, and genetic counseling.
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Hiring Faculty!
We invite applications for two positions at the level of assistant or associate professor outside of the tenure stream. These full-time positions will be involved in the leadership of the MS program in Genetic Counseling. Candidates may focus primarily on the educational mission of the department or may have a substantial interest in teaching, fieldwork/clinical practice coordination and supervision, admissions, and/or research. Application review will begin November 15.
We also seek applicants for a tenure-stream assistant or associate professor or tenured associate professor to contribute to our research, teaching, and service missions. We welcome outstanding applicants from all quantitative genetics/genomics fields to reinforce or expand the department’s strengths in statistical and computational genetics/genomics, genetic epidemiology, and bioinformatics. Application review begins December 15.


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Pitt researchers discover distinct Alzheimer’s pathways in Down Syndrome
By analyzing genetic samples collected by the Alzheimer’s Biomarker Consortium–Down Syndrome, a team of researchers led by Ilyas Kamboh, a professor of human genetics and epidemiology at Pitt’s School of Public Health, discovered several distinct gene regions associated with adverse levels of amyloid and clumping-prone tau in the blood.

Celebration of Human Genetics Student Awards 2025
Congratulations to this year's winners!

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