Clinical Laboratory Genetics and Genomics Fellowship
Clinical Laboratory Genetics and Genomics Fellowship
Nationwide Children’s Hospital offers a two-year fellowship in Clinical Laboratory Genetics and Genomics (LGG) Fellowship.
The Clinical Laboratory Genetics and Genomics Fellowship is a program offered by Nationwide Children’s Hospital. The Fellowship aims to provide a broad experience of clinical laboratory operations, including exposure to a range of clinical tests, clinical report writing, troubleshooting, exposure to laboratory accreditation processes (CAP, CLIA,) patient interaction and new test development.
Upon successful completion of this program, fellows will be eligible for certification by the American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ABMGG). All applicants are encouraged to review the ABMGG training options descriptions for additional information.
What You Need to Know
Curriculum
Fellows spend their two years within an integrated clinical cytogenetics and molecular genetics laboratory setting.
This allows for exposure to:
- Constitutional Cytogenetics
- Cancer Cytogenetics
- FISH
- Sequencing Assays
- Quantitative and Qualitative Molecular Assays
- Carrier Testing for Cystic Fibrosis
- Post Bone Marrow Transplant Analysis
- Fragile X syndrome
- Somatic and Germline Assays
- Next Generation Sequencing
During training, fellows will undertake a two-week rotation in the Biochemical Genetics Laboratory at Nationwide Children’s. Fellows also attend various clinical rotations through Nationwide Children’s Clinical Genetics.
Fellows will attend relevant graduate-level classes, as well as didactic lectures, genetics clinic, post-clinic conferences, journal clubs and research seminars offered by Nationwide Children’s Hospital and the Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital.
The fellowship offers limited opportunity for basic research; however, publication of interesting cases and national meeting presentations are strongly encouraged.
Faculty
Program Director
Associate Program Director
Faculty
- Teddi Jacobson Matthews, MS, LGC
- Mariam Mathew, PhD, FACMG
- Cecelia Miller, PhD, FACMG
- Dani Mouhlas, MS, LGC
- Shalini Reshmi, PhD, FACMG
- Taylor Porter, MS, LGC
- Kathleen Schieffer, PhD, FACMG
- Yassmine Akkari, PhD, FACMG
- Karen Tsuchiya, MD
- Melanie Babcock, PhD, DABMGG
- Ying-Chen Claire Hou, PhD, DABMGG
- Jesse Hunter, PhD, FACMG
- Hui Mei, PhD, FACMG
Salary & Benefits
Our fellows are hospital employees, and as such, they are eligible for the same benefits other full-time staff receive (with the exception of paid time off, which is outlined.) Click here to learn more about Fellowship benefits.
The program offers compensation based on National Institutes of Health (NIH) Postdoc Training stipends.
Research
Research education and training are vital to the mission of Nationwide Children's Hospital and The Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital. As a top-ten free-standing pediatric research center and an academic affiliate of The Ohio State University, The Research Institute has an outstanding faculty, dedicated to training and mentoring the next generation of scientists in pediatric research.
Research at Nationwide Children's Hospital
Advocacy
Advocacy training fosters and encourages interest in child advocacy by early involvement and exposure to its many aspects such as addressing social determinants of health, community collaboration, health finance, health policy and legislative advocacy.
Application & Selection
The program will accept applications for the July 2024 start date from now until August 31, 2023.
Eligible fellowship candidates must have a PhD in a biological sciences field or have completed the Clinical Medical Genetics residency (MDs only). A medical doctorate is not required.
Candidates with previous work experience in clinical genetics, laboratory or other clinical laboratory setting are strongly preferred.
Eligible candidates should submit a current CV and three (3) acceptable letters of reference. Candidates should be visa eligible with good English language skills. Our institution requests a J1 visa.
Individuals with doctoral degrees earned outside of the U.S., Canada or Puerto Rico are required to submit a letter of approval from the ABMGG certifying eligibility to sit for the certification exam at the time of application to this program. Please refer to the ABMGG website for further information.
For questions, please contact:
Mallory Birt
Education Coordinator
Mallory.Birt@NationwideChildrens.org
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
700 Children’s Drive
Columbus, OH 43205
Contact
For more information, please contact:
Mallory Birt
Education Coordinator
Mallory.Birt@NationwideChildrens.org
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
700 Children’s Drive
Columbus, OH 43205
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