The Center for Applied Genetics and Genomic Medicine was established to serve as the primary home for campus-wide applied clinical genomic services. The Center houses seven divisions focused on cardio-pulmonary genetics, cancer genetics, genetic consultation and counseling, pharmacogenetics, population genetics, technology and innovation, and community outreach and communication.
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Hussam Al-Kateb, MSc, PhD, FACMGG
Associate Professor, Pathology - (Clinical Scholar Track)
Director, Cytogenomic Laboratory, Banner University Medical Center
Medical Director, University of Arizona Genetics Core Clinical Services Laboratory
Member, Division of Cancer Genomics, Center for Applied Genetics and Genomic Medicine
Gaius Augustus
Graduate Assistant, Cancer Biology GIDP, Ellis Lab
Associate Member, Division of Cancer Genomics, Center for Applied Genetics and Genomic Medicine
Dean Billheimer, PhD
Director, Statistical Consulting
Professor, BIO5 Institute
Professor, Public Health
Professor, Statistics-GIDP
Eugene Bleecker, MD
Co-Director, Division of Pharmacogenomics, Center for Applied Genetics and Genomic Medicine
Co-Chief, Division of Genetics, Genomics and Precision Medicine, Department of Medicine
Professor, Medicine
Qin Chen, PhD
Professor, Pharmacogenomics
Director, Pharmacogenomics
Holsclaw Endowed Professorship, Pharmacogenomics
Nathan Ellis, PhD
Director, Division of Cancer Genomics, Center for Applied Genetics and Genomic Medicine
Scientific Director, Cancer Biology Research Program
Associate Professor, Cellular and Molecular Medicine
Michael Hammer, PhD
Director, Division of Technology and Innovation, Center for Applied Genetics and Genomic Medicine
Research Scientist, Arizona Research Laboratories, Division of Biotechnology
Research Scientist, Neurology, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Anthropology, Steele Children's Research Center, BIO5, and the UA Cancer Center
Associate Director, Omics, BIO5 Institute
David Harris, PhD
Executive Director, AHSC Biorepository
Professor, BIO5 Institute
Professor, Immunobiology
Professor, Medicine
Professor, Applied BioSciences - GIDP
Holli A. Horak, MD
Associate Professor, Neurology
Member, Division of Clinical Genetics and Genetic Consultation, TCAG2M
Director of the Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship and Neurology Clerkship
Co-Director of Neuromuscular Programs and MDA/ALS Clinics at BUMC-SC
H. Eugene Hoyme, MD, FACMG, FAAP
Senior Advisor, Center for Applied Genetics and Genomic Medicine
Clinical Professor, Pediatrics and Medicine
Medical Director, Sanford Children’s Genomic Medicine Consortium
Jason H. Karnes, PharmD, PhD, BCPS
Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science
Director of Scientific Programs, University of Arizona/Banner Health All of Us Research Program
Member, Division of Pharmacogenomics, Center for Applied Genetics and Genomic Medicine
Member, Sarver Heart Center
Rick Kittles, PhD
Director, Division of Population Genetics, Center for Applied Genetics and Genomic Medicine
Professor, Surgery
Professor, Public Health
Yann Klimentidis, PhD
Associate Professor, Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Member, Division of Population Genetics, Center for Applied Genetics and Genomic Medicine
Member, BIO5 Institute
Member, Graduate Interdisciplinary Program in Genetics
Monica Kraft, MD
Co-Director, Center for Applied Genetics and Genomic Medicine
Professor, Medicine
Chair, Department of Medicine
The Robert and Irene Flinn Endowed Chair in Medicine, UA College of Medicine – Tucson
Deputy Director, UA Health Sciences Asthma and Airway Disease Research Center
Contact Principal Investigator, UArizona – Banner Health All of Us Research Program
Christina Laukaitis, MD, PhD, FACP, FACMG
Director, Division of Clinical Genetics and Genetic Counseling, Center for Applied Genetics and Genomic Medicine
Associate Professor, Medicine
Member, University of Arizona Cancer Center
Nirav Merchant, BS, MS
Director, UA Data Science Institute (Data7)
CEDS Working Group
Deborah Meyers, PhD
Co-Director, Division of Pharmacogenomics, Center for Applied Genetics and Genomic Medicine
Co-Chief, Division of Genetics, Genomics and Precision Medicine, Department of Medicine
Professor, Medicine
Dee Quinn, MS, CGC
Director of Genetic Counseling Services and Clinical Genetics Educator
Senior Genetic Counselor, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Director, MotherToBaby Arizona
Lecturer, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Linda Restifo, MD, PhD
Professor, Neurology, Neuroscience, and Cellular & Molecular Medicine
Member, Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute, BIO5 Institute, Steele Children’s Research Center, and Sarver Heart Center
Member, Division of Community Engagement and Education, Center for Applied Genetics and Genomic Medicine
Casey E. Romanoski, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine
BIO5 Fellow, BIO5 Institute
Member, Division of Cardio-Pulmonary Sciences, Center for Applied Genetics and Genomics Medicine
Member, Genetics Graduate Interdisciplinary Program
Valerie Schaibley, PhD
Administrator, Center for Applied Genetics and Genomic Medicine
Associate Director, Genetic Counseling Graduate Program
Rick Schnellmann, PhD
Co-Director, Center for Applied Genetics and Genomic Medicine
Dean, College of Pharmacy
College of Pharmacy National Advisory Board Member
Howard J. Schaeffer Endowed Chair in Pharmaceutical Sciences Professor
Ryan Sprissler, PhD
Staff Scientist, Manager - University of Arizona Genetics Core