The Faculty of Genetics is a diverse cross-section of faculty with a shared interest in genetics. The Graduate Studies in Genetics is administered by the Faculty of Genetics, which, as of February 2003, consists of 84 members from 19 departments in the Texas A&M University (TAMU) Colleges of Agriculture, Science and Veterinary Medicine, as well as the TAMU System Health Science Center College of Medicine (College Station) and Albert Alkek Institute of Biosciences and Technology (Houston).