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Center for Applied Genomics Team
Hakon Hakonarson, MD, PhD, leads the Center for Applied Genomic’s world-renowned research team of basic, clinical, and bioinformatics scientists, genetic counselors, and laboratory specialists.
Leader
Hakon Hakonarson, MD, PhD
Director, Center for Applied Genomics
Dr. Hakonarson is director of the Center for Applied Genomics and professor of Pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania. He leads a $40 million commitment from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia to genomically characterize approximately 100,000 children, an initiative that has gained nationwide attention in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Time Magazine, Nature, and Science.
Marina Bakay
Principal Scientist
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Christopher Cardinale
Senior Scientist I
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Xiao Chang
Staff Scientist II
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John Connolly
Senior Principal Scientist
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Margaret Harr
Program Manager Genetic Counseling
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Charlly Kao
Principal Scientist
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Munir Khan
Research Data Analyst
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Jihoon Kim
Postdoctoral Fellow
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Priyanka Maripuri
Genetic Counselor
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Frank Mentch
Senior Scientist I
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Syreeta Morgan
Genetic Counselor Assistant
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Rahul Pandey
Staff Scientist II
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Jasmine Purcell
Genetic Counselor
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Huiqi Qu
Principal Scientist
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Shannon Terek
Genetic Counselor II
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Shahram Torkamandi
Postdoctoral Fellow
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Hassan Vahidnezhad
Senior Principal Scientist
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Jufang Wang
Research Associate Scientist I
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Deborah Watson
Senior Scientist I
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Joseph Glessner
Associate Director
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Hakon Hakonarson, MD, PhD
Director
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Jennifer LeBold
Operations Manager
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Laboratory Director and Managers
Maria Lemma
Research Laboratory Manager
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Michael March
Senior Principal Scientist
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James Snyder
Biorepository Research Laboratory Manager
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Tanya Tischler
Compliance Manager
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Fengxiang Wang
Biorepository Research Co-Laboratory Manager
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Laboratory Team
Jonathan Billings
Research Laboratory Specialist II
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Kyra Booth
Research Technician III
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David Coleman
Research Technician III
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Anastasia Ghilkovsky
Research Technician II
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Cuiping Hou
Staff Scientist II
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Mikaela Hufnell
Research Technician IV
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Mary Matos
Research Technician III
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Leticia Matsuoka
Research Associate Scientist I
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Connor McBride
Research Technician II
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Christopher McManus
Research Technician III
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Juan Nizama
Research Technician II
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Frederick George Otieno
Research Lab Specialist II
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Diana Slater
Research Technician IV
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Bryan Strenkowski
Research Associate Scientist I
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Kenny Nguyen
Bioinformatics Scientist II
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Kayleigh Ostberg
Bioinformatics Scientist I
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Haijun Qiu
Bioinformatics Scientist II
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Tiancheng Wang
Bioinformatics Scientist I
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Xiang Wang
Bioinformatics Scientist II
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Clinical Manager
Alexandria (Hope) Thomas
Clinical Research Manager
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Clinical Research Team
Shanell Harrison
Clinical Research Coordinator I
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Molly Hess
Clinical Research Coordinator III
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Quiana Hudgins
Clinical Research Coordinator I
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Janine Larr
Research Regulatory Specialist
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Nora O'Connor
Clinical Research Coordinator IV
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Iris Ortiz-Rivera
Clinical Research Coordinator I
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Tyeisha Rex
Clinical Research Coordinator I
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Freda Salley
Clinical Research Coordinator III
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LaTyrah Spates
Research Phlebotomist
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