People

Leadership

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Tippi C. MacKenzie, MD
CGS Director
UCSF

Role

Dr. Tippi MacKenzie is a pediatric and fetal surgeon who is focused on developing better ways to diagnose and treat genetic diseases before birth.

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Emma Canepa, MS, CCRP
Clinical Research Manager
UCSF

Role

Emma Canepa oversees, plans, and directs the CGS and other clinical research projects, and evaluates and analyzes clinical data.

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Billie Lianoglou, LCGC
Genetic Counselor
UCSF

Role

Billie Lianoglou works closely with doctors who specialize in high-risk pregnancies to educate families on potential genetic risks for fetal abnormalities or complications.

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Kun Jia, PhD
Postdoctoral Scholar
UCSF

Role

Kun Jia, a scholar in the Cromer Lab, develops and optimizes precise base editing technologies, multiplex genome editing strategies, and sensitive off-target detection methods.

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Hind Al Saif, MD
Medical Geneticist
UCSF

Role

Hind Al Saif focuses on translating advances in gene editing and other precision genetic therapies into clinical care through research on inherited genetic disorders.

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Christopher Dvorak, MD
Pediatric Hematologist-Oncologist
UCSF

Role

Christopher Dvorak is a specialist in stem cell transplantation for children with immunodeficiencies, blood disorders, and cancer.