Research Centers

Center for Integrated Systems Genomics (CISGen)

The Center for Integrated Systems Genomics (CISGen) is part of a network of nine NHGRI-funded Centers of Excellence in Genomic Science, whose mission is to conduct highly innovative research designed to substantially advance genomic approaches to biological problems.  The diverse team of inter-disciplinary researchers at UNC are merging mouse genetics, genomics, computer science and bioinformatics to develop the Collaborative Cross (CC) mouse resource at UNC as a systems genomics platform.  The biological problems studied in the center are drawn from psychiatry and are potentially relevant to autism, major depression, and antipsychotic treatment of schizophrenia.