Research Training Program in the Genetic Architecture of Quantitative Traits

Quantitative, or complex, traits are affected by multiple interacting genes, each of which have small effects and are sensitive to the environment.  Understanding the molecular nature of genetic variation for quantitative traits will have an enormous impact on medicine, livestock and crop breeding, and the study of evolution.  For over half a century North Carolina State University has been a leading center for research in quantitative genetics. To enable future scientists to advance our understanding of the genetic architecture of quantitative traits, we offer a research and  training program that integrates quantitative, population, molecular and  developmental genetics, statistics and molecular evolution.
 
Our program offers:

• Stipend with tuition and health insurance
• Travel allowance and research funds
• State-of-the-art research facilities
• Internationally recognized faculty with expertise in theoretical and experimental quantitative genetics
• A stimulating academic environment near the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Duke University and the Research Triangle Park
• A beautiful and affordable location with a pleasant climate, between the beaches and the Appalachian mountains.

The Department of Genetics is strongly committed to promoting diversity in the scientific community and encourages applications from individuals of historically under-represented minority groups.

For information and application materials, contact:

Director of Graduate Programs
Department of Genetics
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC 27695-7614
Telephone: 919-515-5712

Training Faculty

Jose Alonso
Analysis of the ethylene signal transduction Arabidopsis and characterization of Arabidopsis genome.

Robert Anholt
Genetic architecture of behavior in Drosophila melanogaster; molecular biology of vertebrate olfaction.

Patricia Estes
Development of the central nervous system in Drosophila.

Robert Franks
Molecular genetic analysis of floral development in Arabidopsis thaliana.

Fred Gould
Ecology, genetics of plant/herbivore interactions; behavioral ecology.

Patrick Hurban
Biomarker discovery using gene expression and DNA sequence variants.

Trudy Mackay
Molecular quantitative genetics and systems genetics of Drosophila.

James Mahaffey
Molecular and developmental genetics of Drosophila and Tribolium.

Laura Mathies
Molecular genetics, organogenesis, and evolution of deveopment in nematodes.

W. Owen McMillan
Ecological and evolutionary functional genomics; population and conservation genetics.

Dahlia Nielsen
Statistical and population genetics, and bioinformatics.

Eric Stone
Statistical genetics, bioinformatics and molecular evolution.

Jeffrey Thorne
Statistical genetics and molecular evolution.

Zhao-Bang Zeng
Statistical, population and quantitative genetics.

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