Participating Faculty and Advisory Board

Jamie Abbott, PhD, MS
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo
Cancer Genetic Counselor, General Physician, PC
Research and Fieldwork Faculty, Advisory Board Member

Lindsey Alico, MS, CGC
Clinical Assistant Professor, Office of Biomedical Education & Department of Pediatrics
Director, Genetic Counseling Graduate Program, Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo
Instructional and Research Faculty, Advisory Board Member

Samantha Anderson, MS, MS, CGC
Clinical Assistant Professor, Office of Biomedical Education, Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo
Genetic Counselor, Oishei Children's Hospital Maternal Fetal Medicine Center
Fieldwork Faculty

Jonathan Bard, PhD
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo
Associate Director of Bioinformatics, UB Genomics and Bioinformatics Core
Instructional Faculty  

Joseph Biddle, MS, CGC
Clinical Assistant Professor, Office of Biomedical Education, Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo
Genetic Counselor, UBMD Pediatrics
Instructional and Fieldwork Faculty, Advisory Board Member

Michelle Bina, MS, CGC
Assistant Program Director, Joan H. Marks Graduate Program in Human Genetics, Sarah Lawrence College
Advisory Board Member

Deanna Brockman, MS, CGC
Senior Medical Science Liaison, Color Health
Advisory Board Member

Michael Buck, PhD
Professor, Department of Biochemistry
Director, Genetics, Genomics and Bioinformatics, Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo
Instructional Faculty

Carolyn Farrell, PhD, MS, WHNP-BC, CGC
Adjunct Instructor, UB School of Nursing
President and Founder, Professional Genetic Interactions
Fieldwork Faculty, Advisory Board Member

Shea Foster, MS, CGC
Genetic Counselor, UBMD Pediatrics
Fieldwork Faculty

Anyango Kamina, PhD
Assistant Dean, Student Development and Academic Enhancement, Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo
Advisory Board Member

Dietrich Kuhlmann, PhD
Clinical Professor, Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo
Instructional Faculty

Norma Nowak, PhD
Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo
Executive Director, New York State Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics & Life Sciences
Instructional Faculty

Laurie Sadler, MD, FACMG
Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics
Medical Director, Genetic Counseling Graduate Program, Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo
Instructional and Fieldwork Faculty, Advisory Board Member

Hallie Metzger, MS, CGC
Clinical Assistant Professor, Office of Biomedical Education, Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo
Genetic Counselor, Oishei Children's Hospital Maternal Fetal Medicine Center
Instructional and Fieldwork Faculty, Advisory Board Member

Heather Ochs-Balcom, PhD
Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo
Director of Graduate Studies, MPH Programs
Director, MPH Concentration in Epidemiology
Instructional Faculty

Jennifer Surtees, PhD
Professor and Chair, Department of Biochemistry, Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo
Instructional Faculty, Advisory Board Member

Justin Wilbur, MS, CGC
Clinical Assistant Professor, Office of Biomedical Education, Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, University at Buffalo
Genetic Counselor, UBMD Pediatrics