About Us

 

Our lab employs more than twenty staff including technologists, supervisors, directors, and trainees. Many of our staff have been working in the field of cytogenetics for 30+ years. Their institutional knowledge is priceless and we could not do what we do without them.

 

Director

Vanessa Horner, PhD, FACMG

Associate Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison

 

Assistant Director

Xiangqiang Shao, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin-Madison

 

Supervisors

Eric B. Johnson, CG (ASCP), Cytogenetic Supervisor (Oncology)

Kim Oxendine, CG (ASCP), Cytogenetic Supervisor (Prenatal)

Richel Mayberry, MS, MT(ASCP) CGCM, MBCM, Molecular Genetics Supervisor

Leah Frater-Rubsam, PhD, Genomics Supervisor

 

Specialty staff

Yajing Peng, PhD, Genetics Research Specialist

Kimberly Anderson, MS CGC, Genetic Counselor

Maureen McCormack, MS, Laboratory Quality Assurance Specialist

April Meiller, Academic Program Manager

Lori Halverson, Medical Program Assistant

 

Cytogenetics/FISH team

Asma Ahmed

Erin Baldwin

Randee Blumer

Libby Cichy

Chris Corsi

Les Henderson

Beth Kositzke

Carol Miller

Lindsay Pettoruto

Danielle Pikard

Amber Walters

Fengli Zhang

 

Molecular team

Tracy Heidke

Eric Maas

Maureen Sullivan

 

LGG Training Fellows

Wuyan Chen, PhD

Hieu Nguyen, PhD

Morteza Seifi, PhD

Jessica Tumolo, PhD

 

Past Directors and Fellows

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