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
Xiangqiang Shao, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Supervisors
Eric B. Johnson, CGCM (ASCP), Cytogenetic Supervisor (Oncology)
Fengli Zhang, PhD, CGCM (ASCP), MBCM , Cytogenetic Supervisor (Prenatal)
Richel Mayberry, MS, MT(ASCP) CGCM, MBCM, Molecular Genetics Supervisor
Leah Frater-Rubsam, PhD, Genomics Supervisor
Thong Vu, CGCM (ASCP), FISH 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
Randee Blumer
Matthew Bublis
Libby Cichy
Chris Corsi
Beth Kositzke
Carol Miller
Ben Nisler
Lindsay Pettoruto
Danielle Pickar
Ursula Smith
Molecular team
Tracy Heidke
Eric Maas
Amber Walters
LGG Training Fellows
Venugopal Thayanithy, PhD