Translating the cancer genome: transforming cancer care

NIH Director’s Lecture | Wednesday, March 30, 2016 | 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. ET

Elaine R. Mardis, Ph.D.

Robert E. and Louise F. Dunn Distinguished Professor of Medicine

Co-director, McDonnell Genome Institute at Washington University

Washington University School of Medicine

emardis@wustl.edu

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Summary

Dr. Mardis has research interests in the application of next-generation sequencing to characterize cancer genomes and transcriptomes, and using these data to support therapeutic decision-making. She also is interested in facilitating the translation of basic science discoveries in cancer into the clinical setting.