Staff
charis

Charis Eng, M.D., Ph.D.

Chair
  • Cancer genomic medicine and personalized healthcare
  • Genetic and phenomic characterization of PTEN in patients with PTEN
    hamartoma tumour syndrome
  • PTEN signalling and intracellular trafficking in carcinogenesis
  • Genomics and epigenomics of tumor microenvironment in breast and other
    solid tumors
  • Global genomic analyses of thyroid follicular neoplasias
  • Genomic analyses of familial Barrett esophagus and esophageal
    adenocarcinoma
aldred

Micheala Aldred, Ph.D.

Assistant Staff

  • Molecular characterization of the 2q37 deletion syndrome.
  • Loss of heterozygosity at 2q37 in cancers.
rocio

Rocio Moran, M.D.

Medical Director, General Genetics Clinic
  • Inborn errors of metabolism and cardiovascular genetics
 
marvin

Marvin Natowicz, M.D., Ph.D

Clinical Geneticist
  • Genetic/Metabolic Aspects of Autism
  • Clinical Chemistry of Inherited Metabolic Disorders
effie

Ephraim Sehayek, M.D.

Assistant Staff

  • Genetics of sterol metabolism and atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases
  • Genetics of fat absorption from the intestine
david

David Serre, Ph.D.

Assistant Staff

• Molecular Bases and Consequences of Developmental Programming: Influence of Maternal Obesity During Pregnancy on the Regulation of Metabolic Traits in the Offspring
• Malaria genomics
ting

Angela Ting, Ph.D.

Assistant Staff

  • DNA methylation and chromatin modifications in cancer
  • Mechanism of RNA-dependent Transcriptional Silencing in human cells
marvin

Bin Zhang, Ph.D.

Assistant Staff

  • ER-to-Golgi trafficking as pathogenic mechanisms of congenital
    diseases
  • Regulation of coagulation factors V and VIII biosynthesis

Joint Appointments

CLEVELAND CLINIC
Pedro Escobar, M.D., Gynecologic Oncology
Ruth Farrell, M.D., Bioethics & Obstetrics & Gynecology
Thomas Frazier, PhD, Center for Autism Research, Pediatrics
Donna Hansel, MD, PhD., Dept of Anatomic Pathology
Eric Kodish, M.D., Bioethics
Bruce Lamb, Ph.D., Neurosciences
Richard Sharp, Ph.D., Bioethics
Jonathan Smith, Ph.D., Cell Biology
W.H. Wilson Tang, M.D., Cardiovascular Medicine
Ramon Tiu, MD, Taussig Cancer Institute
Elias Traboulsi, M.D., Ophthalmology

CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
John Wang, PhD, Department of Genetics
Tom LaFramboise, PhD, Department of Genetics
Robert Elston, PhD, Genetic & Molecular Epidemiology

 

OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
Lei Shen, PhD, Division of Biostatistics

METROHEALTH
Carol Crowe, M.D., Pediatric Genetics

Project Scientists

Mohammed Orloff, Ph.D., - Eng Laboratory

Cancer Genomic Medicine Clinical Fellow
Holly Pederson, M.D.
Joanne Ngeow, MB BS, MRCP

 

Personnel

Name Position Affiliation
Arscott, Patricia Genetic Counselor CPGH
Babb, Kathleen Research Administrative Manager GMI
Balint, Peter Computing Analyst GMI
Caraballo, Dawn Research Program Coordinator CPGH
Chen, Jin-Lian Senior Research Technologist Eng Lab
Clements, Diane Genetic Counselor CPGH
Drake, Kylie Postdoctoral Fellow Aldred Lab
Harbor, Phyllis Lead Technologist Aldred Lab
He, Xin "Jason" Postdoctoral Fellow Eng Lab
Hester, James Program Analyst Serre Lab
Hobert, Ph.D., Judith Postdoctoral Fellow Eng Lab
Hunter, Gloria Laboratory Assistant GMB
Leach, Brandie Heald Genetic Counselor CPGH
Lui, Hui hui Postdoctoral Fellow Zhang Lab
Maurer, Michelle Medical Secretary CPGH
Mester, Jessica Genetic Counselor CPGH
Moline, Jessica Genetic Counselor CPGH
Ni, Ying Graduate Student Eng Lab
Oravec, Thomas Research Data Coordinator GMI
Peterson, Charissa Senior Research Technologist Eng Lab
Platzer, Ph.D., Petra Director, Integrative Development GMI
Prescott, Nichole Biorepository Supervisor GMB
Price, Pam Reimbursement Specialist CPGH
Pritchard, Patricia Patient Access Coordinator CPGH
Rerko, Ron Director of Translational Development GMI
Rigelsky, Christina Genetic Counselor CPGH
Romigh, Todd Senior Research Technician Eng Lab
Schreiber, Allison Genetic Counselor CPGH
Shealy, Amy Genetic Counselor CPGH
Stanuch, Kim Research Database Coordinator GMI
Wilcox, Jennifer Administrative Assistant GMI
Zhao, Xiaolan Senior Research Technician Genomics Core
Zheng, Chunlei Postdoctoral Fellow Zhang Lab