Aims

·   Establishment of the Iranian Human gene Bank. Currently its catalogue is available online (www.ihmgb.com)

·   Identifying the genetic causes of prevalent genetic disorders in Iran.

·   Cooperation in training genetic counselors at nationwide scale.

·   Organizing conferences on mental disability (since1999).

·   Education of modern biology techniques through organizing different workshops and courses and remote training.

·   Establishment of research collaborations at national and international levels.

·   Publication of scientific articles in peer reviewed international journals.

·   Registration of several new mutations, genes, disease loci, and genetic syndromes in international databases.