Linking genetics with biology in disease research: an interview with Nick Hastie
Author(s) -
Nick Hastie
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
disease models and mechanisms
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.327
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1754-8411
pISSN - 1754-8403
DOI - 10.1242/dmm.009605
Subject(s) - human genetics , molecular genetics , biology , genetics , medical genetics , human disease , unit (ring theory) , evolutionary biology , psychology , gene , mathematics education
Professor Nick Hastie is Director of the MRC Human Genetics Unit in Edinburgh, a centre originally famous for early studies of chromosome biology. He is also Director of the newly formed Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, which includes the Human Genetics Unit. In addition to overseeing the work on cancer and developmental genetics in his own lab, he is involved in a number of large-scale genetic studies aimed at uncovering genetic risk factors for various human diseases.
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