Edinburgh Medical School: Molecular, Genetic & Population Health Sciences

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About the School

Molecular, Genetic and Population Health Sciences is part of the Edinburgh Medical School and is a major hub for research with Medical Research Centre and Wellcome Trust backing. We currently attract grants of around £46 million.

Our research activities are largely based in the MRC Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine at the University of Edinburgh and in the Usher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informatics, within their component research centres.

The MRC Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine at the University of Edinburgh comprises the:

• Medical Research Council Human Genetics Unit
• Centre for Genomic and Experimental Medicine
• Cancer Research UK Edinburgh Centre.

The Usher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informatics comprises the:

• Centre for Biomedicine, Self and Society
• Centre for Global Health Research
• Centre for Medical Informatics
• Centre for Population Health Sciences.

Edinburgh Medical School

Established in 1726, Edinburgh Medical School was the pre-eminent medical centre of the 18th and 19th centuries. Today it retains its status as a leading force internationally in basic-to-clinical translational research and teaching.

We offer you the opportunity to study in an environment where research is an important component of every student’s life, nurturing a way of thinking that will equip you to deliver positive change for humanity. By bringing together clinicians and basic scientists, we create opportunities to develop cutting-edge work that makes a real difference to people’s lives.

Here at Edinburgh you will find a broad range of world-leading research centres, including Medical Research Council-funded centres, working side by side. We offer state-of-the-art facilities; co-location and close collaboration with NHS Lothian hospitals; all major imaging technologies; clinical trials support; and commercialisation training and opportunities. Our ground-breaking collaboration with Edinburgh BioQuarter, a landmark life science development on the Little France campus, is establishing Edinburgh and Scotland as one of the world’s major centres for biomedical commercialisation.

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