Our Team
The SeqFirst team is comprised of multiple experts in genetics, pediatrics, health economics, and bioethics, uniting to better serve families facing genetic related health conditions.
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Michael Bamshad, MD
Principal Investigator
Professor and Head of Genetic Medicine in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Washington and Seattle Children’s Hospital.
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Tara Wenger, MD, PhD
Co-Investigator
Associate Professor and Associate Medical Director for Inpatient Services in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Washington and Seattle Children’s Hospital.
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Daniel Doherty, MD, PhD
Co-Investigator
Professor and Interim Head of the Division of Developmental Medicine in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Washington and Seattle Children’s Hospital.
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Katrina Dipple, MD, PhD
Co-Investigator
Professor and Associate Division Head of the Division of Genetic Medicine and Medical Director for Genetics in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Washington and Seattle Children’s Hospital.
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Jessica Chong, PhD
Co-Investigator
Assistant Professor in the Division of Genetic Medicine in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Washington.
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Joon-Ho Yu, PhD
Co-Investigator
Assistant Professor in the Divisions of Genetic Medicine and Bioethics & Palliative Care in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Washington.
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Kate MacDuffie, PhD
Co-Investigator
Assistant Professor, Treuman Katz Center for Pediatric Bioethics at Seattle Children’s Hospital.
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Danny Miller, MD, PhD
Co-Investigator
Assistant Professor in the Division of Genetic Medicine in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Washington and Seattle Children’s Hospital.
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Paul Kruszka, MD, MPH, FACMG
Co-Investigator
Chief Medical Officer, GeneDx.
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David Veenstra, PharmD, PhD
Co-Investigator
Professor and Associate Director, Comparative Health Outcomes, Policy & Economics (CHOICE) Institute and Department of Pharmacy at the University of Washington.
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Kailyn Anderson, MS, CGC
Genetic Counselor
Genetic counselor in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Washington.
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Heidi Gildersleeve, MS
Research Coordinator
Research coordinator in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Washington.
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Luke Kruidenier, MS, CGC
Genetic Counselor
Genetic counselor in the Department of Genetic Medicine at Seattle Children’s Hospital.
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Jamie Love-Nichols, MS, MPH, CGC
Genetic Counselor
Genetic counselor in the Department of Genetic Medicine at Seattle Children’s Hospital.
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Olivia Sommers, MPH
Research Coordinator
Research coordinator in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Washington.