The Medical Research Council (UK) Human Genetics Unit is situated at the Western General Hospital in Edinburgh. It is one of the largest MRC research establishments, housing over two hundred scientists, support staff, research fellows, PhD students, and visiting workers.
Staff As of 2018 current and former staff at the MRC HGU include:
Directors 1956–1969 Dr Michael Court Brown 1969–1994 Professor John Evans 1994–2015 Professor Nicholas Hastie 2015– Professor Wendy Bickmore
Group leaders Pleasantine Mill Chris Ponting Wendy Bickmore
Institute of Genetics and Cancer (IGC) The MRC Human Genetics Unit is based at the Institute of Genetics and Cancer, University of Edinburgh at the site of the Western General Hospital.
References
External links Medical Research Council (UK) MRC Human Genetics Unit Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine Centre for Genomic and Experimental Medicine Edinburgh Cancer Research Centre Western General Hospital