Leadership Team

CO-CHAIRS

Catalina Lopez-Correa, M.D., Ph.D.

Executive Director, Genome Canada, Canada – Full Bio

George P. Patrinos, Ph.D.

Professor of Pharmacogenomics, University of Patras School of Health Sciences, Department of Pharmacy, Greece – Full Bio

Bruce Korf, M.D., Ph.D.
(Interim Co-Chair)

Wayne H. and Sara Crews Finley Chair in Medical Genetics, Professor of Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA – Full Bio

Executive Team

Vajira H. W. Dissanayake, M.B.B.S., Ph.D., FNASSL

Dean of the Faculty and Senior Professor (Chair) in the Department of Anatomy, Genetics, & Biomedical Informatics of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka – Full Bio

Alan Shuldiner, M.D.

Vice President, Regeneron Genetics Center, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., USA – Full Bio

National Institutes of Health (NIH) Liaison

Teri Manolio, M.D., Ph.D.

Director, Division of Genomic Medicine, National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), USA – Full Bio

Steering Committee

Marc Abramowicz, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor, University of Geneva and Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland – Full Bio

Fahd Al-Mulla, M.B., Ch.B, Ph.D., PCTM, FRCP

Professor of Molecular Pathology, Department of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine Kuwait University, Kuwait – Full Bio

Bernard Esquivel, M.D., Ph.D.

Chief Medical Officer, GenXys Healthcare Systems, Canada – Full Bio

Peter Goodhand

CEO, Global Alliance for Genomics and Health, Canada – Full Bio

Richard Haspel, M.D.

Vice Chair for Medical Education, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), Department of Pathology; Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, USA – Full Bio

Dineshani Hettiarachchi, M.B.B.S., MSc., MCGP, SEDA UK

Lecturer, Human Genetics Unit and Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka – Full Bio

Theodora Katsila, M.Sc., Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor, Head of the Biomarker Discovery & Translational Research Laboratory, National Hellenic Research Foundation, Greece – Full Bio

Rongling Li, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.

Program Director and Epidemiologist, Division of Genomic Medicine, National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), National Institutes of Health, USA – Full Bio

Rupesh Mishra, M.B.B.S., MSc., IFCHBMT

Clinical Geneticist and Head of Molecular Lab, Civil Service Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal – Full Bio

Alexandra Pickard

Deputy Director, Genomics, National Health Service (NHS) England

Prof. Juergen Reichardt

Adjunct Professor, Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine, James Cook University, Australia – Full Bio

Gad Rennert, M.D., Ph.D.

Director, Clalit National Cancer Control Center and National Personalized Medicine Program, Israel – Full Bio

Gabriela Repetto, M.D.

Professor of Genetics, Facultad de Medicina, Clinica Alemana Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago, Chile – Full Bio

Nirmala D. Sirisena, M.B.B.S., MSc., SEDA UK, Ph.D.

Senior Lecturer and Clinical Geneticist, Department of Anatomy/Human Genetics Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka – Full Bio

Prof. Meow-Keong (MK) Thong, M.D.

Head, Genetics & Metabolism Unit, Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Malaysia – Full Bio

Christina (Christy) Tise, M.D., Ph.D.

Medical Genetics Fellow, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, Stanford University, USA – Full Bio

John Wong, M.B.B.S.

Isabel Chan Professor in Medical Sciences, Senior Vice President (Health Innovation and Translation) Affairs, National University of Singapore, Singapore – Full Bio

Grant Wood

Technology Executive in Clinical Genomics, USA – Full Bio

Global Genomic Medicine Consortium (G2MC)