Center for Public Health Genomics

The Center for Public Health Genomics (CPHG) addresses questions in biology, public health, and medicine by developing and applying state-of-the-art genetic, genomic, and computational approaches to complex human diseases.

Research in the CPHG is focused on translational genomics and personalized medicine — moving basic discoveries in genetics and genomics into clinical settings with the goal of improving the delivery of health care and disease prevention.

Our research projects range from gene discovery to pharmacogenomics to mouse models of human disease. Labs in the CPHG offer graduate research and training opportunities through the UVA School of Medicine, Biomedical Engineering, and the College of Arts and Sciences graduate programs.

The Future

Public health genomics is a multi-disciplinary field that focuses on the effective and responsible translation of genetic information and technology for the benefit of population health. A major focus of our work translates genomic discoveries to appropriate population level assessments, policies and disease prevention programs.

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Center for Public Health Genomics Education

Graduate students identify CPHG mentors and conduct research in CPHG faculty laboratories. This research leads to degrees in disciplines that are typically multidisciplinary.

UVA Seminar Series

The Center for Public Health Genomics operates three seminar series: the Emerging Scholars in Genome Sciences Symposium in the Fall, the weekly Genome Sciences Seminar Series (GS3) in both Fall and Spring semesters, and the semi-monthly CPHG Research in Progress (CPHG-RIP) in both Fall and Spring semesters.

Current Schedule

Review of Human Genome IDs Stroke Risk Genes

Researchers seeking to better understand how our genes contribute to stroke risk have completed what is believed to be the largest and most comprehensive review of the human genome to identify genes that predispose people to ischemic stroke, the cause of approximately 85 percent of all strokes.

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CPHG’s Own Stephen S Rich, Director Emeritus, Receives the 2022 UVA Distinguished Researcher Award

The University of Virginia honored faculty members across Grounds for their outstanding research and scholarship on Tuesday at the fourth annual Research Achievement Awards, held at The Pavilion at the Boar’s Head…

Mete Civelek, PhD and Collaborators Identify Genes That Play Key Roles in Coronary Artery Disease

University of Virginia researchers and their collaborators have identified genes that play key roles in the development of coronary artery disease, the No. 1 cause of death worldwide. UVA’s findings essentially…

CPHG’s Graham Casey and Collaborators Publish Research on a Large Colorectal Cancer Genome-wide Association Study in Nature

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a leading cause of mortality worldwide. Graham Casey of the Center for Public Health Genomics and collaborators conducted a genome-wide association study meta-analysis of 100,204 CRC…

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Research In Progress (RIP)

Suna Onengut-Gumuscu The Research in Progress takes place on the 2nd & 4th Mondays of each month from November 28, 2022-April 24, 2023.

Apr
10

Genome Sciences Seminar

Speaker: Neil Hanchard, MBBS, DPhil – National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) Title TBD The Genome Sciences Seminar Series (GS3) is held on Wednesdays from 1:00 – 2:00pm Eastern from…

Apr
12

Genome Sciences Seminar

Speaker: Sara Mostafavi, PhD, University of Washington Sequence-based Deep Learning Models for Understanding Gene Regulation and Disease The Genome Sciences Seminar Series (GS3) is held on Wednesdays from 1:00 –…

Apr
19

Research In Progress (RIP)

David Zhang, MD, Department of Pulmonology, Columbia University The Research in Progress takes place on the 2nd & 4th Mondays of each month from November 28, 2022-April 24, 2023.

Apr
24

Recent Publications

Multi-Ancestry Genome-Wide Association Study of Lipid Levels Incorporating Gene-Alcohol Interactions.