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Human Genetics Alumni
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Alumni by Year
2026
- Matthew Blacksmith, Pursuing Careers
LinkedIn - Christa Ventresca, Lecturer in Biology at Eastern Michigan University
EMich Faculty Profile - Breanna McBean, Bioinformatician
LinkedIn - Mashiat Rabbani, Postdoc at Stanford
LinkedIn - Wenxin Xie, Graduate Student Research Assistant at University of Michigan
LinkedIn
- Kristina Bauer, Pursuing Careers
LinkedIn - Mackenzie Blazek, Pediatric Genetic Counselor, Nationwide Children's Hospital: Toledo, OH
LinkedIn - Lydia Dunn, Pediatric Genetic Counselor, Dolly Parton Children's Hospital Knoxville, TN
LinkedIn - Brigitte Forster, Pursuing Careers
LinkedIn - Julane Machado, Pediatric Genetic Counselor, Boise State University - Boise, ID
LinkedIn - Jenan Majed, Pursuing Careers
LinkedIn - Natalie Michaels, Adult Genetic Counselor, Indiana University
LinkedIn - Christina Park, Pediatric Genetic Counselor, Nationwide Children's Hospital: Toledo, OH
LinkedIn - Madeline Smith, Cancer Genetic Counselor, Mercy Health Cancer Genetics, Perrysburg, OH
LinkedIn - Chloe Thorpe, Pediatric Genetic Counselor, John Hopkins, St. Petersburg, FL
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- Autumn Allemon, Human Genetics Researcher at University of Alabama at Birmingham
LinkedIn - Rachel Christopherson, Pursuing Careers
LinkedIn - Yara Gomez Peinado, Biotechnology Engineer in Chihuahua, Mexico
LinkedIn - Jane Lindland, Pursuing Careers
LinkedIn - Pranav Balachander, Pursuing Careers
LinkedIn - Connor Bennethum, Pursuing Careers
LinkedIn - Jenna Wilson, Pursuing Careers
LinkedIn
2025
- Christina Del Greco, Governor’s Science and Technology Fellow at the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
LinkedIn - Steve Ho, Genomics and Machine Learning
LinkedIn - Camille Mumm, Genomics and Bioinformatics Scientist at Oxford Nanopore Technologies
LinkedIn - Anthony Nguyen, Postdoctoral Scientist at the University of Chicago
LinkedIn - Sheila Peeples, Middle/High School Educator, Passaic County DNA Learning Center
LinkedIn - William Presley, Genetic Services Lab at the University of Chicago
Research Gate Profile
- Emily Agen, Genetic Counselor, General Genetics at St. Vincent’s in Green Bay
LinkedIn - Abby Anderson, Genetic Counselor, Cancer Genetics at Community Health Network in Indianapolis
LinkedIn - Alyssa Dews, Prenatal Genetic Counselor at ProMedica, OH
LinkedIn - Camille Giacobone, Genetic Counselor at Cowell Family Cancer Center
LinkedIn - Erika Hanson, Genetic Counselor, University Hospitals in Cleveland
LinkedIn - Morgan Hurst, Cancer Genetic Counselor at Providence, CA
LinkedIn - Rose Kemmerling, Genetic Counselor in Oncology and Medical Oncology at ProMedica
LinkedIn - Katie Marvin, Genetic Counselor, Cardiology at the Cleveland Clinic
LinkedIn - Maya Vaishnaw, Genetic Counselor, Cleveland Clinic
LinkedIn
- Lauren Case, Pursuing Careers
LinkedIn - Carly Godshalk, Pursuing Careers
LinkedIn - Benjamin Hyde, Pursuing Careers
LinkedIn - Sophie Quirk, Medical Laboratory Science Student Intern, Corewell Health
LinkedIn - Stephen Romer, Pursuing Careers
LinkedIn - Gage Shepherd, QC / Pharmacy Technician at Vios Compounding
LinkedIn - Kasey Umlauf, Elementary Physical Education Teacher in Illinois
LinkedIn
2024
- Amber Abram, 2024-2026 ASHG Human Genetics Scholar (Rockville, MD)
LinkedIn - Elizabeth Hart, currently a Genetic Counselor, Prenatal Genetics Clinic, Indiana University Health
LinkedIn - Alex Hurley, Genetic Counselor, Le Bonheur Children's Hospital (Memphis, TN)
LinkedIn - Emma Kelley, Genetic Counselor, Women & Infants Hospital (Providence, RI)
LinkedIn - Amy Mook, currently a Clinical Instructor, Neurology, University of Michigan
LinkedIn - Alicia Polak, Cancer Genetic Counselor, ProHealth Care (Madison, WI)
LinkedIn - Vedika Ramesh, Genetic Counselor, Ochsner Health (New Orleans, LA)
LinkedIn - Jennifer Thompson, currently a Genetic Counselor, Prenatal Genetics, University of Virginia
LinkedIn - Mallika Venkatramani, Genetic Counselor, Grady Cancer Center (Atlanta, GA)
LinkedIn - Setarah Zandihaghighi, Cancer Genetic Counselor, Providence Genomic, Orange County (Lake Forest, CA)
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- Destinee Harris, QC Scientist at Catalent Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
LinkedIn - Jamie (James) Little, Pursuing Careers
LinkedIn - Lori (Shuyu) Lin, Pursuing Careers
LinkedIn - Ping-Jung Lin, Development Scientist, GenScript
LinkedIn - Faith Reger, Medical Student at Drexel University College of Medicine
LinkedIn - Jason Sheingold, PhD Student, Genetics and Genomics, University of Michigan
LinkedIn - Fatoumata Traore, Youth Medical Instructor at Ann Arbor Public Schools
LinkedIn - Magda Wojtara, Medical Student, University of California-Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine; Founder General Intelligences 501(C)(3)
LinkedIn
2023
- Melissa Englund, Pursuing Careers
LinkedIn - Megan Trotter, Associate Human Molecular Geneticist, PreventionGenetics, Marshfield, Wisconsin
LinkedIn
- Nicole Cho, currently a Genetic Counselor, Michigan Medicine Rogel Cancer Center
LinkedIn - Charlie DeLuca, currently a Genetic Counselor, Children's Hospital of Michigan Division of Genetic Genomic and Metabolic Disorders
LinkedIn - Lara Grether, currently a Genetic Counselor, Royal Oak Hospital Maternal Fetal Medicine and Reproductive Genetics
LinkedIn - Leah Hardy, currently a Genetic Counselor, Division of Pediatric Genetics, University of New Mexico
LinkedIn - Braeden Hughes, currently a Genetic Counselor, Medical College of Wisconsin Department of Pediatrics
LinkedIn - Blake Summers, currently a Genetic Counselor, University of Kansas Cancer Center
LinkedIn
- Dan Ciotlos, currently a PhD Student, Biostatistics, University of Michigan
LinkedIn - Ibiere (Lovelyn) Epelle, currently a PhD Student, Genetics and Genomics Pathway Program, University of Michigan
LinkedIn - Hamza Islam, currently a Research Lab Specialist Associate, Gastroenterology Internal Medicine, University of Michigan
LinkedIn - Emily Pogson, currently a Regulatory Affairs Associate I, LSI SOLUTIONS®
LinkedIn - Audrey Widner, currently a Clinical Research Coordinator, Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Michigan
LinkedIn
2022
- Marissa Cloutier, currently a Geneticist & Lab Director, PreventionGenetics
LinkedIn - Trenton Frisbie, currently a Scientist, Sarepta Therapeutics
LinkedIn - Elizabeth Werren, currently a Supervisor, Clinical Genomic Data Analytics and Reporting, The Jackson Laboratory (JAX Genomic Medicine)
LinkedIn - Xianing Zheng, currently a Consultant, Boston Consulting Group
Google Scholar Profile
- Anna Burton, currently a Genetic Counselor, Division of Pediatric Genetics, Metabolism, and Genomic Medicine, University of Michigan
LinkedIn - Gabriela Chen, currently a Genetic Counselor, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
LinkedIn - Erika Chick, currently a Genetic Counselor, Division of Genetic, Genomic, and Metabolic Disorders, Children’s Hospital of Michigan
LinkedIn - Gabrielle Ernst, currently a Genetic Counselor, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
LinkedIn - Samantha Glowacki, currently a Genetic Counselor, Division of Genetic, Genomic, and Metabolic Disorders, Children’s Hospital of Michigan
LinkedIn - Hailey Nielsen, currently a Genetic Counselor, Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Iowa Health Care Profile - Renata Thoeny, currently an Associate Genetic Counselor, Prenatal Genetics Clinic, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
LinkedIn - Lindsay Willard, currently a Genetic Counselor, Flower Hospital Cancer Genetics Clinic, Sylvania, OH
Promedica Cancer Center Profile
- Mario Ashaka, currently a Research Associate, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan
LinkedIn - Jack Bishop, currently a PhD Student, Michigan State University
Google Scholar Profile - Jennifer Moreno, currently an Andrologist, Advanced Fertility Center of Chicago
LinkedIn - Isabel Wellik, currently a Senior Research Laboratory Technician, Department of Neurology, University of Michigan
LinkedIn
Featured News & Stories
Health Lab
Mutations attracted to the X chromosome amplify disease risk
Researchers have discovered that the human X chromosome attracts an unusual kind of DNA mutation, potentially doubling the associated risk of certain genetic disorders, including haemophilia and muscular dystrophy.
Department News
Explore the Department of Human Genetics Annual Newsletter
We are pleased to share our annual newsletter, featuring departmental milestones from October 2024 through March 2026.
Medical School News
Celebrating outstanding teaching and research at the 2026 Endowment for Basic Sciences Awards
The 2026 Endowment for Basic Sciences Awards recognized nine faculty and nine research staff members for their accomplishments in teaching and research.
Department News
Highlighted Publications: January - May 2026
Department of Human Genetics faculty are involved in widely diverse areas of research, from Genome Structure and Function research to Evolutionary and Population Genetics.
Health Lab
The Y chromosome is home to surprising jumping genes
Researchers at Michigan Medicine are studying deer mice to outline how the Y chromosome defends itself against decay by acquiring gene families while holding its own to maintain fertility.
Medical School News
Nearly 200 University of Michigan Medical School faculty earn promotions
On May 21, the University of Michigan Board of Regents approved promotions for 191 Medical School faculty members. Their new appointments take effect Sept. 1, 2026.
