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Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
University of Toronto. Department of Molecular Genetics
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Description area
Dates of existence
1969-current
History
The Department of Molecular Genetics has undergone several names changes;
-Department of Medical Cell Biology (1969-1973)
-Department of Medical Genetics (1973-1990)
-Department of Molecular and Medical Genetics (1990-1996)
-Department of Medical Genetics and Microbiology (undergraduate) / Department of Molecular and Medical Genetics (graduate) (1996-2007)
-Department of Molecular Genetics (2007-present)
Throughout its history, scientists at the department have been conducting world-class research in areas of molecular microbiology, model organism genetics and human genomics.