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1938
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Dr. Roscoe D. Hughes forms the “Department of Biology and Genetics” in the Medical College of Virginia’s School of Pharmacy, one of the first departments with “Genetics” in its title.
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1968-69
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VCU is born, and the “Program in Human Genetics” becomes part of its School of Basic Health Sciences.
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1975
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Human Genetics attains full department status, making VCU one of a handful of institutions with autonomous departments of human genetics, and the only one in the Southeast.
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1983
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The Department of Human Genetics becomes part of the School of Medicine.
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1993
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Our program in human genetics becomes one of only 24 programs accredited by the American Board of Medical Genetics, one of only two boards providing medical certification to both Ph.D. and M.D. trainees.
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2004
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Departmental faculty awarded a total of seven new grants for a sum of $897,000, leading to a grand total of $4,894,000 in extramural funding.
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2004-05
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Departmental researchers collaborate with investigators in Denmark, India, Norway, Puerto Rico, Turkey and the United Kingdom
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