Skip to content
Seeking Patient Care?

Faculty Profiles

M.D. / M.S. in Genomic Medicine

The Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics and John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics provide the teaching faculty for the MSGM Program. Additional faculty from across the university participate as research mentors to student capstone projects.

Stephanie Bivona, M.S., C.G.C.

Stephanie Bivona, M.S., C.G.C.

Certified General Genetic Counselor and UDN Site Coordinator
Division of Clinical and Transitional Genetics
Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics

Instructor for: 

  • GNM 630 – Clinical Applications of Genomic Medicine III
Susan Blanton, PhD

Susan H. Blanton, Ph.D.

Professor, Human Genetics
Professor, Otolaryngology
Graduate Program Director, Human Genetics & Genomics
Graduate Program Director, M.D./M.S. in Genomic Medicine
Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics
John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics

Instructor for: 

  • GNM 605 – Research Ethics
Holly N. Cukier, Ph.D.

Holly N. Cukier, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Human Genetics
Associate Graduate Program Director, M.D./M.S. in Genomic Medicine
Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics
John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics
 

Instructor for:

  • GNM 660 – Computational Methods for Genomic Medicine
  • GNM 690 – MSGM Capstone
Anthony Griswold, PhD

Anthony Griswold, Ph.D.

Associate Professor
Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics
Associate Director, Center for Genome Technology
John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics
 

Instructor for:

  • GNM 660 – Computational Methods for Genomic Medicine

Rosario Isasi, J.D., M.P.H.

Professor, Human Genetics and Neurology
Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics
Director, Director of the Institute for Bioethics and Health Policy
Director, Center for Genomic Education & Outreach
John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics
 

Instructor for:

  • GNM 680 – Genomic Ethics and Public Policy
Karen Nuytemans, PhD

Karen Nuytemans, Ph.D.

Research Associate Professor
Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics
John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics
 

Instructor for:

  • GNM 610 – Clinical Application of Genomic Medicine I
  • GNM 660 – Computational Methods for Genomic Medicine
  • GNM 690 – MSGM Capstone
Dayna Morel Swols, M.S. C.G.C.

Dayna Morel Swols, M.S. C.G.C.

Lead Certified Genetic Counselor, Supervisor
Division of Clinical and Transitional Genetics
Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics
 

Instructor for:

  • GNM 630 – Clinical Applications of Genomic Medicine III
Mustafa Tekin, M.D.

Mustafa Tekin, M.D.

Professor and Chief, Division of Clinical and Translational Genetics
Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation Department of Human Genetics
John P. Hussman Institute for Human Genomics
 

Instructor for:

  • GNM 602 – Clinical Applications of Genomic Medicine II
  • GNM 631 – Genomic Medicine Laboratory