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Aleksandra Foksinska, MS

Aleksandra Foksinska, MS

Program Coordinator, Case Analyst 

Alexandria Howard

Alexandria Howard

Undergraduate, UAB Neuroscience and Genetics Major

Anath Shalev, M.D.

Anath Shalev, M.D.

Professor, Department of Medicine

Focus areas:
Precision diabetes, beta cell biology, individualized treatment

Andrew Crouse, Ph.D.

Andrew Crouse, Ph.D.

Director of Research and Operations

Focus Areas
Rare disease, bioinformatics, daily operations

Ashley Ferguson

Ashley Ferguson

Undergraduate, UA Biology Major

Bob Kesterson, Ph.D.

Bob Kesterson, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Genetics

Focus Areas:
Model organisms, functional studies

Brad Yoder, Ph.D.

Brad Yoder, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Cell, Development, and Integrative Biology, UAHSF
Endowed Chair in Biomedical Research

Focus Areas: 
Cilia development, ciliopathies, model organisms

Brittany Lasseigne, Ph.D.

Brittany Lasseigne, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Cell, Developmental, and Integrative Biology

Focus Areas:
Genomics, epigenetics, bioinformatics

Bruce Korf, M.D., Ph.D.

Bruce Korf, M.D., Ph.D.

Associate Director

Focus Areas
Rare disorders, population genomics, genomic medicine

Camerron Crowder, Ph.D.

Camerron Crowder, Ph.D.

Assistant Director

Assistant Professor of Neurology

Focus Areas

Education, research outreach, science communication, rare disease and neuropsychiatric disorders

Craig Powell, M.D.

Craig Powell, M.D.

Professor, Department of Neurobiology, Virginia B. Spencer Endowed Chair, Director, Civitan International Research

Focus Areas:
Autism, intellectual disability, cognitive dysfunction

Crayton "Tony" Fargason, Jr., M.D., MBA

Crayton "Tony" Fargason, Jr., M.D., MBA

Deputy Medical Director, Vice President Clinical Affairs Children's of AL

Eddy Yang, M.D., Ph.D.

Eddy Yang, M.D., Ph.D.

Deputy Director

Focus Areas
Precision oncology, experimental therapeutics, biomarker science

Elaina Solano

Elaina Solano

Undergraduate, UAB Neuroscience Major, Accelerated Bachelor/Masters Student

Elizabeth Pollard, M.S.

Elizabeth Pollard, M.S.

Analyst Alum, MD Student at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Elizabeth Worthey, Ph.D.

Elizabeth Worthey, Ph.D.

Associate Director

Focus Areas
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Cystic Fibrosis Research, Genomic Diagnostics & Bioinformatics

Fernando Ovalle, M.D.

Fernando Ovalle, M.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Director, Multidisciplinary Comprehensive Diabetes Clinic

Focus Areas:
Precision diabetes and subtypes of diabetes classification

Ksenia Matlawska-Wasowska, Ph.D.

Ksenia Matlawska-Wasowska, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology

Focus Areas: Pathways that regulate T-ALL progression and dissemination in pediatric and adult populations, and the role of CNS infiltration and inflammation in these processes

Lindsay Jenkins

Lindsay Jenkins

Alumni analyst, MD student, Wayne State University

Madeline Eckenrode, M.D.

Madeline Eckenrode, M.D.

Medical Director

Assistant Professor in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics

Mae Crumbley, MBA

Mae Crumbley, MBA

Analyst Alum, MD Student at University of Michigan Medical School 

Mariko Nakano, Ph.D.

Mariko Nakano, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Focus Areas:
Medical ethics, biomedical ethics, research ethics

Matt Might, Ph.D.

Matt Might, Ph.D.

Director

Focus Areas
Precision prevention, diagnosis and therapeutics across rare diseases, cancer and common/chronic conditions

Matthew Jarrell, MS

Matthew Jarrell, MS

Analyst Alum, MD Student at UAB School of Medicine

Meg McCalley

Alumni analyst, MD student, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Michael Patton, M.D./Ph.D. student

Michael Patton, M.D./Ph.D. student

Medical Scientist Training Program, artificial intelligence, bioinformatics, rare disease

Nate Fehrmann

Nate Fehrmann

Undergraduate, UAB Neuroscience Major, Accelerated Bachelor/Masters Student

Nicholas Southern, MS

Nicholas Southern, MS

Analyst Alum, Doctoral Student at Technische Universitat Darmstadt Center for Synthetic Biology (Germany)

Nita Limdi, Pharm.D.,Ph.D. MSPH, FAHA

Nita Limdi, Pharm.D.,Ph.D. MSPH, FAHA

Associate Director

Focus Areas
Pharmacogenomic, common diseases, implementation science

Sanjiv K. Bajaj, M.D.

Sanjiv K. Bajaj, M.D.

Clinical Assistant Professor, VAMC Section

Focus Areas:
Global health and body imaging, with special interest in MRI and Ultrasound

Sienna Rucka, MS

Sienna Rucka, MS

Analyst Alum, MD Student at St. George's University School of Medicine 

Starlette Dabbs

Starlette Dabbs

JHS Administrator for Precision Medicine, Genomics and Genetics

Stephen Barnes, Ph.D.

Stephen Barnes, Ph.D.

Professor, Pharmacology & Toxicology, Director, Targeted Metabolomics and Proteomics Labratory

Focus areas:
Conjugation of bile acids; polyphenols, lens cataracts and omics

Summer Thyme, Ph.D.

Summer Thyme, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Neurobiology

Focus Areas: Neuropsychiatric disorders, model organisms, drug screens

Tanya Wiggins, MBA

Tanya Wiggins, MBA

Financial Officer III, Genetics and Precision Medicine Institute

William Byrd, Ph.D.

William Byrd, Ph.D.

Assistant Director

Focus Areas
Precision biomedical informatics, artificial intelligence

Greg Rosenblatt

Greg Rosenblatt

Research Scientist

Focus Areas

Computer programming, artificial intelligence, bioinformatics