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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
Research Scientist III
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Isabella Barcelos
Postdoctoral Fellow
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Mark Battig
Postdoctoral Fellow
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Christopher Cardinale
Research Scientist II
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Xiao Chang
Research Scientist
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John Connolly
Research Scientist III
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Steven Gilhool
Postdoctoral Fellow
gilhool@sas.upenn.edu
Heather Hain
Research Scientist II
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Margaret Harr
Clinical Genetic Scientist II
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Charlly Kao
Research Scientist III
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Munir Khan
Research Data Analyst
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Sophie Kim
Student Researcher
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Janine Larr
Research Regulatory Specialist
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Dong Li
Research Scientist II
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Michael March
Research Scientist III
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Leticia Matsuoka
Research Technician IV
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Frank Mentch
Research Scientist II
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Rahul Pandey
Research Scientist I
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Livia Sertori Finoti
Research Associate I
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Sarah Sheppard
Postdoctoral Fellow
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Tian Tian
Postdoctoral Fellow
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Hakon Hakonarson
Director
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Patrick Sleiman
Assistant Director
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Elizabeth Bhoj
Clinical Lab Director
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Susan Delaney
Business & Administrative Director
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Jennifer LeBold
Sr. Resource Coordinator
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Renata Pellegrino
Technical Laboratory Director
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Laboratory Director and Managers
Renata Pellegrino
Technical Laboratory Director
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Maria Lemma
Research Assistant II
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James Snyder
Biorepository Research Lab Manager
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Fernanda Mafra
Scientist I
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Tanya Tischler
Compliance Manager
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Fengxiang Wang
Biorepository Research Co-Lab Manager
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Core Laboratory Team
Zachary Berman
Research Technician II
bermanz@chop.edu
David Coleman
Research Technician III
colemandav@chop.edu
Sophia Kim
Student
George Otieno
Research Assistant I
otienof@chop.edu
Deborah Watson
NGS Analyst
watsondj@chop.edu
Diana Slater
Research Technician IV
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Jacqueline Smiler
Research Technician IV
smilerj@chop.edu
Bryan Strenkowski
Research Technician III
strenkowsb@chop.edu
Yang Lu
Research Associate I
luy2@chop.edu
Cuiping Hou
Research Scientist
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Brett Vaccaro
Research Technician II
vaccarob@chop.edu
Tiancheng Wang
Research Technician IV
wangt1@chop.edu
Nolan Williams
Research Technician IV
williamsn5@chop.edu
James Garifallou
Bioinformatics Specialist I
garifalloj@chop.edu
Joseph Glessner
Core Facility Technical Director
glessner@chop.edu
Michael Gonzalez
Bioinformatics Scientist
gonzalezm2@chop.edu
Haijun Qiu
Bioinformatics Scientist
qiuh@chop.edu
Huiqi Qu
Bioinformatics Scientist II
quh@chop.edu
Kenny Nguyen
Bioinformatics Scientist
nguyenk6@chop.edu
Lifeng Tian
Bioinformatics Scientist III
tianl@chop.edu
Courtney Vaccaro
Bioinformatics Specialist
kaminskicn@chop.edu
Xiang Wang
Bioinformatics Scientist
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Adam Wenocur
Bioinformatics Specialist
wenocur@chop.edu
Meckenzie Behr
Clinical Research Project Manager II
behrm@chop.edu
Lindsey Freeman
Clinical Research Assistant II
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Kisha Johnson
Clinical Research Coordinator I
harden@chop.edu
Shanell Harrison
Clinical Research Phlebotomist
harrisons@chop.edu
Quiana Hudgins
Clinical Research Phlebotomist
hudginsq@chop.edu
Iris Ortiz-Rivera
Clinical Research Phlebotomist
ortizi@chop.edu
Tyeisha Rex
Clinical Research Phlebotomist
rext@chop.edu
Nora Robinson
Clinical Research Coordinator II
robinsonnl@chop.edu
Freda Salley
Clinical Research Coordinator II
salleyf@chop.edu
Alexandria (Hope) Thomas
Clinical Research Coordinator III
thomasal@chop.edu