Faculty and Staff
Program Participants
* = Program Faculty. Click on underlined faculty for Biosketch
Administration
Vivian Lee, MD, PhD, MBA, Senior Vice President for Health Sciences, Dean, School of Medicine
Department of Human Genetics
Lynn B. Jorde, PhD, Chair
Mario R. Capecchi, PhD, Nobel Laureate
Mark F. Leppert, PhD, Distinguished Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Edward B. Clark, MD, Chair
Division of Medical Genetics
Bonnie Jeanne Baty, MS, CGC, LCGC, UUGPGC Genetic Counselor, Program Director*
David H. Viskochil, MD, PhD, Clnical Geneticist, Medical Director*
John C. Carey, MD, MPH, Clinical Geneticist
Karin M. Dent, MS, LCGC, Genetic Counselor*
Sharon Ernst, MPH, RD, CD, Metabolic Dietitian
Marcia Feldkamp, PhD, PA, Epidemiologist*
Nicola Longo, MD, PhD, Clinical & Biochemical Geneticist, Div. Chief*
Diane S. Meyer, BS, Program Manager
John M. Opitz, MD, Clinical Geneticist*
Janice C. Palumbos, MS, LCGC, Genetic Counselor*
Alan F. Rope, MD, Clinical Geneticist*
Sarah South, PhD, Director, Cytogenetics and Microarray Labs*
David Stevenson, MD, Clinical Geneticist*
Ashley Warnock, MD, Clinical Geneticist and Biochemical Geneticist*
Division of General Pediatrics
Jeffrey R. Botkin, MD, MPH, Medical Ethicist, Associate VP for Research Integrity
Division of Pediatric Cardiology
Steven B. Bleyl, MD, PhD, Clinical Geneticist
Lindsay Meyers, MS, LCGC, Genetic Counselor
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
C. Matthew Peterson, MD, Chair
Division of Maternal & Fetal Medicine
Janice Byrne, MD, Clinical Geneticist, Maternal & Fetal Medicine*
Amber Mathiesen, MS, LCGC, Genetic Counselor*
Janice Rinsky, MS, LCGC, Genetic Counselor*
Department of Radiology
Jamie McDonald, MS, LCGC, Genetic Counselor*
Huntsman Cancer Institute
Mary C. Beckerle, PhD, Chief Executive Office and Director
Therese Tuohy, PhD, MS, Genetic Counselor, Research Associate*
Family Cancer Assessment Clinic
Randall W. Burt, MD, Medical Director and Gastroenterologist
Saundra S. Buys, MD, Medical Director and Oncologist
Marjan Champine, MS, LCGC, Genetic Counselor*
Kory Jasperson, MS, LCGC, Genetic Counselor
Wendy Kohlmann, MS, LCGC, Genetic Counselor
Sancy Leachman, MD, Oncologist
Jewel Samadder, MD, Gastroenterologist
Joshua Schiffman, MD, Medical Director and Pediatric Oncologist
Moran Eye Center
Briana Sawyer, MS, LCGC, Genetic Counselor
ARUP Laboratories
Elaine Lyon, PhD, Molecular Geneticist
Erin Baldwin, MS. LCGC, Genetic Counselor
Danielle LaGrave, MS, LCGC, Genetic Counselor*
Zoe Lewis, MS, LCGC, Genetic Counselor
Christine Miller, MS, LCGC, Genetic Counselor*
Amanda Openshaw, MS. LCGC, Genetic Counselor*
Marzia Pasquali, PhD, Biochemical Geneticist*
College of Nursing
Mary Beckerle, PhD, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Lee Ellington, PhD, Clinical Psychologist*
Erin Rothwell, PhD, Recreational Therapist
Other Participating Institutions
Intermountain Medical Center (IMC) , Reproductive Genetics
Brent Hafen, MS, LCGC, Genetic Counselor*
Nancy C. Rose, MD, Clinical Geneticist, Maternal & Fetal Medicine, Director*
Kathryn Charnyk, MS, LCGC, Genetic Counselor
Utah State Department of Health
Kimberly Hart, MS, LCGC, Genetic Counselor
Pregnancy Riskline
Julia Robertson, Program Director
Marsha Leen-Mitchell, BS, Health Educator
Myriad Genetics Laboratories, Inc.
Shraddha Goankar, MS, LCGC, Genetic Counselor*
Praveen Kaushik, MS, LGC, Genetic Counselor
Michelle Landon, MS, LCGC, Genetic Counselor
Heidi McCoy, MS, Genetic Counselor
Willonie Mendonca, MS, LCGC, Genetic Counselor*
Eric Rosenthal, MS, PhD, LCGC, Genetic Counselor
Jennifer Saam, MS, LGC, Genetic Counselor
Jean Schaller, MS, LCGC, Genetic Counselor*
Cindy Hoyle Solomon, MS, LCGC, Genetic Counselor
Brian Strike, MS, LGC, Genetic Counselor
Lineagen, Inc.
Rena Vanzo, MS, LCGC, Lead Genetic Counselor*
Megan Martin, MS, LCGC, Genetic Counselor
Mallory Sdano, MS, LCG, Genetic Counselor
VHA Genomic Medicine Service, Department of Veterans Affairs
Vickie Venne, MS, LCGC, Senior Genetic Counselor
Katherine (Katie) Dunn, MS, LCGC, Genetic Counselor*
Rebecca (Becki) Hulinsky, MS, LCGC, Genetic Counselor
Renee Rider, MS, LCGC, Genetic Counselor