Institute for Genetics and Cancer

The Institute of Genetics and Cancer at the University of Edinburgh is a strategic partnership between the Medical Research Council (MRC) and University of Edinburgh, joining the MRC Human Genetics Unit with the Centre for Genomic and Experimental Medicine and the Edinburgh Cancer Research Centre, under the Directorship of Professor Margaret Frame. The mission of the Institute of Genetics and Cancer is to identify molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying normal human development and disease, including cancer, and translate these findings for clinical benefit.

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Last updated: 31 March 2022

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