Faculty of Science
Department of Genetics

What is Genetics?

Genetics is the study of the causes and consequences of inherited differences among individuals. It encompasses the molecular, cellular, organismal and populational levels over time spans ranging from a 20-minute bacterial division to 4 billion years of evolution.

Announcements

Graduate Science programs Info Session - Laby Theatre, 12.15pm, Tues 22 May. Download flyer.

A few places still available for VCE Biology Workshops

Bachelor of Science 2008 & Onwards

News

Prof. Ary Hoffmann awarded the 2011 Woodward Medal for outstanding research

Prof. Rob Saint, Dean of Science, appointed to Prime Minister's Science Engineering and Innovation Council

Fulbright Scholar to work on bats with Dr. Belinda Appleton

How to avoid being eaten: butterfly camouflage trick revealed - Nature paper by Dr. Siu Fai Lee

Endangered animal species: Captive breeding and genetic rescue - Up Close Podcast with Andrew Weeks and Michael McGrath

Next Seminar
"Prying Deep into Prion Exosomes."
Dr. Shayne Bellingham
Tuesday 22 May 2012 at 12.30pm.
Venue: Genetics Seminar Room.

Special Seminar
"The piRNA pathway of Aedes aegypti, a mosquito with a large genome and high transposon load that vectors human pathogenic viruses."
Professor Peter Atkinson
Thursday 24 May 2012 at 3.00pm.
Venue: Genetics Seminar Room.