Rhona Schreck, PhD
Professor of Pathology, Pediatrics and Biomedical Sciences
Scientific Director, Cytogenetics Laboratory
Email: rhona.schreck@cshs.org
Phone: 310-423-2878
Specialty
- Cytogenetics
Education and Training
- Doctorate: Columbia University, New York, NY
- Postdoctoral Fellowship: Clinical Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
- Postdoctoral Fellowship: Clinical Genetics: Department of Clinical Genetics, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
Medical Board Certifications
- Medical Genetics in Clinical Cytogenetics
Clinical and Research Interests
- Clinical Cytogenomics in Prenatal Diagnosis, Congenital Abnormalities, and Reproductive Problems
- Structural Organization of the Genome
- Genomic abnormalities that contribute to Cancer
Professional Activities and Awards
- Program Director, Clinical Laboratory Training, UCLA Intercampus Medical Genetics Training Program
- Organizer, Special Interest Group on Laboratory Education, Association of Professors of Human and Medical Genetics
- Member, Cytogenetics Committee, Genetics Disease Branch, California Department of Health
- Member, Maintenance of Certification Committee, American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics
- Founding Member, American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics
- Member, Quality Assurance Committee, American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics
- Recipient, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center President's Award
- UCLA Intercampus Medical Genetics Training Program Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching
Affiliations
- Clinical Professor, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA
- Prenatal Diagnosis Center
- Department of Pediatrics
- Biomedical Sciences
- Samuel Oschin Cancer Center Institute (SOCCI)
Selected Publications
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