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Jennifer Laffin, Ph.D., FACMG

 

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Education

  • Ph.D. Genetics, University of Iowa: 2003
  • B.S. Natural Sciences- Genetics, University of Wisconsin-Madison: 1996
  • ABMG Certification in Clinical Molecular Genetics: August 2007
  • ABMG Certification in Clinical Cytogenetics: November 2009

Fields of Interests

  • Clinical Genetics Diagnostics
  • Genetic causes of mental retardation
  • Molecular origins of recurrent cytogenetic abnormalities in cancer

Selected Awards, Honors and Societies

  • American Society of Human Genetics GENEDNET National DNA Day Essay Contest Judge 2008
  • Member of the Genetics Education and Outreach Network 2008
  • University of Wisconsin/WSLH Fellowship for Cytogenetics 2006-2008
  • American Society of Human Genetics, 2006-present
  • University of Iowa Fellowship for Molecular Genetics 2003-2005

Publications

  • Laffin JJS, Blumer RJ, Morrison-Delap SJ, Rauch EA, Johnson EB, Diamond CA, Thompson KJ, Raca G, Montgomery KD, Kurtycz DF . Translocation t(7;9)(q34;q32) found in pediatric T-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Atlas Genet Cytogenet Oncol Haematol. September 2007.
  • Laffin JJS, Morrison-Delap SJ, Bottner WA, Johnson EB, Howard-Peebles P, Thompson KJ, Raca G, Montgomery KD, Kurtycz DF . inv(8)(p11.2q13) found in a patient with chronic myelomonocytic leukemia that progressed to acute myeloid leukemia. Atlas Genet Cytogenet Oncol Haematol. February 2007.
  • Scheetz TE, Laffin JJ, Berger B, Holte S, Baumes SA, Brown R 2nd, Chang S, Coco J, Conklin J, Crouch K, Donohue M, Doonan G, Estes C, Eyestone M, Fishler K, Gardiner J, Guo L, Johnson B, Keppel C, Kreger R, Lebeck M, Marcelino R, Miljkovich V, Perdue M, Qui L, Rehmann J, Reiter RS, Rhoads B, Schaefer K, Smith C, Sunjevaric I, Trout K, Wu N, Birkett CL, Bischof J, Gackle B, Gavin A, Grundstad AJ, Mokrzycki B, Moressi C, O'Leary B, Pedretti K, Roberts C, Robinson NL, Smith M, Tack D, Trivedi N, Kucaba T, Freeman T, Lin JJ, Bonaldo MF, Casavant TL, Sheffield VC, Soares MB. High-throughput gene discovery in the rat. Genome Res. 2004 Apr;14(4):733-41.
  • Laffin JJ, Scheetz TE, Bonaldo Mde F, Reiter RS, Chang S, Eyestone M, Abdulkawy H, Brown B, Roberts C, Tack D, Kucaba T, Lin JJ, Sheffield VC, Casavant TL, Soares MB. A comprehensive nonredundant expressed sequence tag collection for the developing Rattus norvegicus heart. Physiol Genomics. 2004 Apr 13;17(2):245-52.
  • Schutte BC, Basart AM, Watanabe Y, Laffin JJ, Coppage K, Bjork BC, Daack-Hirsch S, Patil S, Dixon MJ, Murray JC. Microdeletions at chromosome bands 1q32-q41 as a cause of Van der Woude syndrome. Am J Med Genet. 1999 May 21;84(2):145-50.
  • Massuda ES, Dunphy EJ, Redman RA, Schreiber JJ, Nauta LE, Barr FG, Maxwell IH, Cripe TP. Regulated expression of the diphtheria toxin A chain by a tumor-specific chimeric transcription factor results in selective toxicity for alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 1997 Dec 23;94(26):14701-6

Contact Information

Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene
UW Cytogenetic Services Laboratory
465 Henry Mall
Madison, WI 53706

Phone: 608-890-0467
Fax: 608-265-7818
E-mail: laffinjj@mail.slh.wisc.edu

 

 

 

 

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