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Mission and Objectives

The HRL reflects our conviction that the genetics of human populations present both the greatest challenge and the great opportunity for genetics in the future. We also believe that genetics of a people are most appropriately addressed by scientists who live in the same places as those people. Clearly this requires specialized training and sustainable transfer of technology. By virtue of its unique role in human cultural evolution, the Middle East represents one of the world’s most intense challenges to human genetics. The HRL offers practical and sustainable results for the Life Sciences Department at Bethlehem University. We have identified exactly the components of current genomics technology that can be directly transferred to Bethlehem University, that will be of practical application to medical and public health research in Palestine, and that will enable students at Bethlehem University to obtain up-to-date training in these disciplines.