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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
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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
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David Coleman
Research Technician III
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Sophia Kim
Student
George Otieno
Research Assistant I
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Deborah Watson
NGS Analyst
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Diana Slater
Research Technician IV
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Jacqueline Smiler
Research Technician IV
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Bryan Strenkowski
Research Technician III
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Yang Lu
Research Associate I
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Cuiping Hou
Research Scientist
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Brett Vaccaro
Research Technician II
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Tiancheng Wang
Research Technician IV
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Nolan Williams
Research Technician IV
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James Garifallou
Bioinformatics Specialist I
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Joseph Glessner
Core Facility Technical Director
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Michael Gonzalez
Bioinformatics Scientist
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Haijun Qiu
Bioinformatics Scientist
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Huiqi Qu
Bioinformatics Scientist II
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Kenny Nguyen
Bioinformatics Scientist
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Lifeng Tian
Bioinformatics Scientist III
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Courtney Vaccaro
Bioinformatics Specialist
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Xiang Wang
Bioinformatics Scientist
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Adam Wenocur
Bioinformatics Specialist
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Meckenzie Behr
Clinical Research Project Manager II
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Lindsey Freeman
Clinical Research Assistant II
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Kisha Johnson
Clinical Research Coordinator I
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Shanell Harrison
Clinical Research Phlebotomist
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Quiana Hudgins
Clinical Research Phlebotomist
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Iris Ortiz-Rivera
Clinical Research Phlebotomist
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Tyeisha Rex
Clinical Research Phlebotomist
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Nora Robinson
Clinical Research Coordinator II
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Freda Salley
Clinical Research Coordinator II
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Alexandria (Hope) Thomas
Clinical Research Coordinator III
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