Grant: Training Grant

Our understanding of human development - from embryo to adult -is being unravelled at a rapid pace. Specifically, the sequencing of the human genome and advances in modern genetics and experimental biology in model organism systems, are allowing for an understanding of how specific genes determine the formation of tissues in the body. At the same time, we are developing a greater understanding of how the interplay between genetics and the early environment control childhood development. However, for our healthcare system to take advantage, there is an urgent need to bridge the communication and knowledge gaps between biomedical scientists, clinical researchers and healthcare professionals no one of which can individually keep up with advancements outside of their own fields. The aims of the Training Program in Genetics Child Development and Health are to: i) further enhance the training activities and special events of our transdisciplinary educational environment; ii) improve the opportunities for team research across themes and with distant collaborators; and iii) emphasize the importance of knowledge translation and the ethical and social implications of genetics and child health research.