Strategic Goals and Research Priority Themes

Strategic Goals

• Support the work of investigator-initiated research and strengthen the IG community
• Advance research and build capacity in areas of strategic priority
• Establish strategic partnerships
• Facilitate the knowledge transfer of genetic discoveries, including their ethical, legal and social implications

Research Priority Themes

• Integrating the Physical and Applied Sciences into Health Research
• Systems and Computational Biology 
• From Genes to Genomic Medicine (including Clinical Genetics Research)
• Population Genetics, Genetic Epidemiology, and Complex Diseases
• Health Services for Genetic Diseases
• Genetics and Ethical, Legal and Social Issues