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Accurate Results When Answers Matter Most

Visit booth 1027 at the ACMG conference to learn about our comprehensive genetics test menu and speak with our experts in:

  • Genomics
  • Biochemical genetics
  • Cytogenetics
  • Prenatal testing

Let's Connect: Meet Our Experts

The following genetic medical directors and genetic counselors will be available at booth 1027 during the specified times:

notification Schedule: Experts at Our Booth

Wednesday, March 15, 2023

5–6 p.m.
Marzia Pasquali, PhD, FACMG
Section Chief of Biochemical Genetics

6–7 p.m.
Erica Andersen, PhD, FACMG
Section Chief of Cytogenetics and Genomic Microarray

Katie Rudd, PhD, FACMG
Medical Director of Cytogenetics and Molecular Genetics

Thursday, March 16, 2023

10–11 a.m.
Yuan Ji, PhD, DABCP, FACMG
Section Chief of Molecular Genetics and Genomics

11 a.m.–12 p.m.
Pinar Bayrak-Toydemir, MD, PhD, FACMG
Medical Director of Molecular Genetics and Genomics

Sherin Shaaban, MD, PhD, FACMG
Medical Director of Pharmacogenomics and Molecular Genetics

12–2 p.m.
Hunter Best, PhD, FACMG
Scientific Director of NGS and Biocomputing; Medical Director of Molecular Genetics and Genomics

2–4 p.m.
Erica Andersen, PhD, FACMG
Section Chief of Cytogenetics and Genomic Microarray

Bo Hong, MD, FACMG
Medical Director of Cytogenetics and Genomic Microarray

Friday, March 17, 2023

9:30–11:30 a.m.
Marzia Pasquali, PhD, FACMG
Section Chief of Biochemical Genetics

11 a.m.–12 p.m.
Erica Andersen, PhD, FACMG
Section Chief of Cytogenetics and Genomic Microarray

Katie Rudd, PhD, FACMG
Medical Director of Cytogenetics and Molecular Genetics

11:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
Rong Mao, MD, FACMG
Medical Director of Molecular Genetics and Genomics

notificationARUP Workshop and Presentations at ACMG

Student Workshop

Pathways to Careers Within Medical Genetics and Genomics
March 17, 2023 | 1:30–3 p.m.
Yuan Ji, PhD, DABCP, FACMG
Sherin Shaaban, MD, PhD, FACMG

Presentations

Cancer Genetics and Therapeutics
March 15, 2023 | 3:30–5 p.m.
Sherin Shaaban, MD, PhD, FACMG
Lucilla Pizzo, PhD

Development and Use of Treatment Endpoints in Research and Clinical Care for Rare Disorders
March 18, 2023 | 10:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m.
Marzia Pasquali, PhD, FACMG

file-star ARUP Posters

Thursday, March 16, 10:30 a.m.–12 p.m.

(P243) The Utah NeoSeq Project: Developing and Implementing Genomic Sequencing in Acute Neonatal Care
Sabrina Malone Jenkins, Brian J. Shayota, Chelsea Solorzano, Rachel Palmquist, Steven E. Boyden, Barry Moore, Thomas J. Nicholas, Rong Mao, Pinar Bayrak-Toydemir, Katherine Noble, Andrew Farrell, Edgar J. Hernandez, Shawn Rynearson, Carson Holt, Alistair N. Ward, Najla Al-Sweel, Jian M. Zhao, Makenzie L. Fulmer, Lucilla Pizzo, Ting Wen, John M. O'Shea, Robert G. Lewis, Hayley M. Reynolds, Eric Fredrickson, Kelsey Nicholson, David Pattison, Hunter Best, Luca Brunelli, Mark Yandell, Gabor Marth, Aaron R. Quinlan, John C. Carey, Martin Tristani-Firouzi, Joshua L. Bonkowsky

(P367) The Impact of Modulator Therapies on Lipids and Fatty Acids Profiles in Children and Adolescents with Cystic Fibrosis
Tatiana Yuzyuk, Catherine McDonald, Irene De Biase, Lisa Johnson, Yuan Ji, Nicole Williams, Suzanne Meihls, Fadi Asfour

(P421) AI-Assisted Karyotyping Improves Efficiencies at Scale in the Cytogenetics Laboratory
R. Brian Fedderson, Brandye Tambunga, Gabriel Vitier, Chantry J. Clark, Jian M. Zhao, Erica F. Andersen, Bo Hong

(P499) RNA-Sequencing Positional Gene Enrichment Is a Useful Tool in Resolving Cases of X Chromosome Copy Number Variation
Robert G. Lewis, David H. Viskochil, Ashley Andrews, Karin M. Dent, Rong Mao, Lorenzo D. Botto, Pinar Bayrak-Toydemir

(P525) Laboratory Utilization Management System Assists with Familial Cytogenetic Testing: 3 Case Examples
Amanda S. Openshaw, Rachel M. Lasher, Michelle Q. Bosworth, Danielle LaGrave, Hiba Risheg, Bo Hong

(P541) Updating Patient Results for Genomic CNVs Intersecting Dosage Sensitive Genes on the ACMG Secondary Findings v3.1 List
Zoe K. Lewis, Daniel P. Reich, Denise I. Quigley

(P585) Rapid Genome Sequencing Identifies a De Novo SNAP25 Variant for Neonatal Congenital Myasthenic Syndrome
Ting Wen, Hayley M. Reynolds, Andrew Farrell, Barry Moore, Steven E. Boyden, Thomas J. Nicholas, Shawn Rynearson, Carson Holt, Christine E. Miller, Katherine Noble, Dawn Bentley, Rachel Palmquist, Betsy Ostrander, Stephanie Manberg, Joshua L. Bonkowsky, Brian J. Shayota, Sabrina Malone Jenkins, Pinar Bayrak-Toydemir, Rong Mao

(P595) Novel Molecular Mechanism in Malan Syndrome Uncovered Through Detailed Genome Sequencing Reanalysis, Exon-Level Array and RNA-Seq
Jian M. Zhao, Nicola Longo, Robert G. Lewis, Thomas J. Nicholas, Steven E. Boyden, Ashley Andrews, Austin Larson, Pinar Bayrak-Toydemir, Lorenzo D. Botto, Rong Mao

(P613) A Multiplexed Targeted PCR and Single Nucleotide Extension Assay for the 14 Most Common Thanatophoric Dysplasia I and II Mutations
Mohamed Jama, N. Scott Reading, Eric Fredrickson, Yuan Ji

Friday, March 17, 10:30 a.m.–12 p.m.

(P422) Validation of a Digital FISH Analysis Workflow in an Academic Reference Laboratory
Maria C. Longhurst, Emily Aston, Jodi Zockle, Wenhua Zhou, Leslie Rowe, Kimberly Frizzell, Eric Fredrickson, Kathryn R. O’Brien, Marshall Priest, Chantry J. Clark, Bo Hong, Erica F. Andersen

(P462) Importance of Genomic Reanalysis to Uncover Medical Unknowns: A UDN Case with Phenotypic Extension of Spondyloepimetaphyseal Dysplasia with Hypomyelinating Leukodystrophy
Makenzie L. Fulmer, Matt Velinder, Ashley Andrews, Russell J. Butterfield, Rong Mao, Kourtney Santucci, Lorenzo D. Botto, Pinar Bayrak-Toydemir

(P500) Reinterpretation of Postnatal Clinical Copy Number Variants: A Practical Approach for Implementation as a Routine Laboratory Practice
Zoe K. Lewis, Daniel P. Reich, Timothy Tidwell, Benjamin I. Clyde, Scott Zobell, Denise I. Quigley, Erica F. Andersen

(P524) Novel Variants in EFL1 Lead to a Potential Diagnosis of Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome 2
John M. O’Shea, Jian M. Zhao, Pinar Bayrak-Toydemir, David H. Viskochil, Ashley Andrews, Lorenzo D. Botto, Rong Mao

(P536) 2q11.2 Recurrent CNVs Including TMEM127 – A Collaborative Multi-Center Study to Expand Knowledge of Neurodevelopmental Phenotypes and Pheochromocytoma/Paraganglioma Syndrome Predisposition
Lucilla Pizzo, Zoe K. Lewis, Lauren K. Walsh, Cassandra K. Runke, Margit Nõukas, Katrin Männik, Neeme Tõnisson, Eric C. Thorland, Christa L. Martin, Katie Rudd, Erica F. Andersen

(P542) Overcoming Polymer-Induced Variation in Fragile X and Huntington Disease Repeat Expansion Assays
N. Scott Reading, Mohamed Jama, Pinar Bayrak-Toydemir, Hunter Best, Eric Fredrickson, Makenzie L. Fulmer, Rong Mao, Sherin Shaaban, Yuan Ji

(P544) 3q28 Microdeletions Involving TP63 Are Associated with Cleft Lip/Palate in a Size- and Position-Dependent Manner
Daniel P. Reich, Amanda S. Openshaw, Michele Garcia, Inder Gadi, Madelena Martin, Hiba Risheg, Bo Hong

(P548) Partial Duplications of Haploinsufficient Genes: Always a VUS?
Katie Rudd, Jian M. Zhao, Zoe K. Lewis, Bo Hong, Erica F. Andersen

(P574) Molecular Diagnosis of Prader-Willi and Angelman Syndromes Using Methylation-Specific MLPA
Jessica N. Toth, Melinda Procter, Anastasia Pflaum, Eric Fredrickson, Rong Mao

(P580) Genetic Counseling Assistants in the Laboratory: Scope of Work and Career Ladder at ARUP Laboratories
Rachel M. Lasher, Lauren Wallace, Cassie Z. Vaughn, Mike Graczyk, Karianne Herdman

(P598) Prenatal Cytogenetic Test Review Adds Value to Clinical Care – Illustrated by Example Cases
Danielle LaGrave, Rachel M. Lasher, Michelle Q. Bosworth, Amanda S. Openshaw, Katie Rudd, Erica F. Andersen

(P602) Impact of NIPS Outside of Scope Reporting on Fetal and Maternal Cytogenetic Testing
Hannah Anderson, Erica F. Andersen, Katie Rudd, Ting Wen, Michelle Q. Bosworth

file-star In the News

Rong Mao, MD, FACMG, has been elected to the board of directors for the ACMG Foundation for Genetic and Genomic Medicine.

Advocates for Nationwide Newborn Screening for GAMT Deficiency Celebrate Important Milestone
The addition of GAMT deficiency to the federal Recommended Uniform Screening Panel is an important milestone for ARUP medical directors and a Utah mom who say the change will improve lives. Read more.

Whole Genome Sequencing Provides Rapid Diagnosis of Genetic Disorders in Critically Ill Newborns
Advancements in genetic sequencing technology have enabled researchers to simultaneously compare a trio of DNA samples from a baby and both parents to dramatically shorten the time span from birth to diagnosis. Read more.

ARUP CEO Joins Healthcare Leaders, Advocacy Organizations for Rare Disease Day Event
In closing remarks at a Rare Disease Day event, ARUP CEO Andy Theurer thanked young people sharing their stories for inspiring the laboratory scientists who are working to improve diagnosis. Read more.