BCM Department of Molecular and Human Genetics
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The Department of Molecular and Human Genetics at Baylor College of Medicine is transforming medicine, research, and education in genetics and genomics.
The Susan Fernbach Lecture for Humanism in Genetics was established in her honor for her outreach efforts for the genetics community. James G. Robinson, the author of More than We Expected: Five Years with a Remarkable Child, delivered the 2025 lecture this past Friday.
October 28, 2025 at 3:18 PM
The Susan Fernbach Lecture for Humanism in Genetics was established in her honor for her outreach efforts for the genetics community. James G. Robinson, the author of More than We Expected: Five Years with a Remarkable Child, delivered the 2025 lecture this past Friday.
Oct. is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. We honor those affected by highlighting the importance of awareness, early detection, & research. While anyone can be at risk, genetics play a powerful role in understanding that risk. Visit Consultagene for info: consultagene.org/news
October 22, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Oct. is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. We honor those affected by highlighting the importance of awareness, early detection, & research. While anyone can be at risk, genetics play a powerful role in understanding that risk. Visit Consultagene for info: consultagene.org/news
Dr. Sharon Plon, Dr. Ronit Marom, Dr. Graham Erwin, Dr. Brendan Lee and Dr. Christine Eng at the @bcmgenetics.bsky.social and Baylor Genetics party #ASHG25 Kick off party.
October 16, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Dr. Sharon Plon, Dr. Ronit Marom, Dr. Graham Erwin, Dr. Brendan Lee and Dr. Christine Eng at the @bcmgenetics.bsky.social and Baylor Genetics party #ASHG25 Kick off party.
Tuesday night's @bcmgenetics.bsky.social and Baylor Genetics party was a great way to kick off #ASHG25 conference in Boston, MA. If you are at ASHG, visit the Baylor Genetics at booth 556!
October 16, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Tuesday night's @bcmgenetics.bsky.social and Baylor Genetics party was a great way to kick off #ASHG25 conference in Boston, MA. If you are at ASHG, visit the Baylor Genetics at booth 556!
Congratulations to Dr. Sharon Plon who was awarded the 2025 Arthur L Beaudet Outstanding Mentorship Award this past Monday! Her talk was titled "Genetic Predisposition to Cancer: From Single Gene Sequencing to Exomes on a Cell Phone". See photos from the event below.
October 10, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Sharon Plon who was awarded the 2025 Arthur L Beaudet Outstanding Mentorship Award this past Monday! Her talk was titled "Genetic Predisposition to Cancer: From Single Gene Sequencing to Exomes on a Cell Phone". See photos from the event below.
Congratulations to Dr. Shenglan Li who was named the recipient of the 2025 The Shan and Lee-Jun Wong Fellowship Award! This award provides support to senior postdocs & junior faculty who focus on mitochondrial and/or cancer biology, especially translational science & diagnostics.
September 5, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Shenglan Li who was named the recipient of the 2025 The Shan and Lee-Jun Wong Fellowship Award! This award provides support to senior postdocs & junior faculty who focus on mitochondrial and/or cancer biology, especially translational science & diagnostics.
Congratulations to the 2025 Rolanette and Berdon Lawrence Family Achievement in Genetics award recipients: Dr. Lindsay Burrage, English Laserna, Jefferson Sinson, and Sherri Weaver!
September 5, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Congratulations to the 2025 Rolanette and Berdon Lawrence Family Achievement in Genetics award recipients: Dr. Lindsay Burrage, English Laserna, Jefferson Sinson, and Sherri Weaver!
Congratulations to Dr. Pengfei Liu on receiving the 2025 Baylor College of Medicine Young Alumnus Award! Read more about this award and other alumni awards given by Baylor College of Medicine this past weekend. www.bcm.edu/news/baylor-...
September 3, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Pengfei Liu on receiving the 2025 Baylor College of Medicine Young Alumnus Award! Read more about this award and other alumni awards given by Baylor College of Medicine this past weekend. www.bcm.edu/news/baylor-...
Congratulations to Dr. Sau Wai Cheung on receiving the 2025 ACGA Lifetime Achievement Award! This award recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the field of genetics and demonstrated exceptional leadership in advancing scientific research and education.
August 19, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Sau Wai Cheung on receiving the 2025 ACGA Lifetime Achievement Award! This award recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the field of genetics and demonstrated exceptional leadership in advancing scientific research and education.
Next Webinar for Health Professionals is Wednesday July 30 at 12 p.m. CST. "Red Flags of Genetics" featuring Amanda Gerard, M.S., C.G.C. of @bcmgenetics.bsky.social & Laura Buckner, M.Ed., L.P.C. of Texas Center for Disability Studies at The University of Texas at Austin. Register: bit.ly/4l8WbpA
July 17, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Next Webinar for Health Professionals is Wednesday July 30 at 12 p.m. CST. "Red Flags of Genetics" featuring Amanda Gerard, M.S., C.G.C. of @bcmgenetics.bsky.social & Laura Buckner, M.Ed., L.P.C. of Texas Center for Disability Studies at The University of Texas at Austin. Register: bit.ly/4l8WbpA
Medical Genetics Residency: Andres Caceres Salgado, M.D., and Taylor Kerrins, M.D., Internal Medicine/Genetics Residency: Ruiyang Yi, M.D., and Chelsi Rose, D.O. (Medical Biochemical Genetics Fellowship)
July 3, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Medical Genetics Residency: Andres Caceres Salgado, M.D., and Taylor Kerrins, M.D., Internal Medicine/Genetics Residency: Ruiyang Yi, M.D., and Chelsi Rose, D.O. (Medical Biochemical Genetics Fellowship)
Congratulations to the 2025 graduating class of @bcmgenetics Medical Residency and Clinical Laboratory Fellowship Programs! Laboratory Genetics and Genomics Fellowship: Veronica Ortiz, Ph.D. & Amir Hossein Saeidian, Ph.D., Pediatric/Genetics Residency: Ryan Difalco, M.D. and Dan Brooks, M.D.,...
July 3, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Congratulations to the 2025 graduating class of @bcmgenetics Medical Residency and Clinical Laboratory Fellowship Programs! Laboratory Genetics and Genomics Fellowship: Veronica Ortiz, Ph.D. & Amir Hossein Saeidian, Ph.D., Pediatric/Genetics Residency: Ryan Difalco, M.D. and Dan Brooks, M.D.,...
Learn about Careers in Genetics and Genomics, Thurs, July 17 at Noon CST featuring Dr. Debra Murray, Dr. Juan Botas, Dr. Ronit Marom, Dr. Chaya Murali, Miavonna Craig, M.S., C.G.C., medical student Alicia Ljungdahl & graduate student Grace Tietz. Sign up: bit.ly/4lImJOx
July 3, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Learn about Careers in Genetics and Genomics, Thurs, July 17 at Noon CST featuring Dr. Debra Murray, Dr. Juan Botas, Dr. Ronit Marom, Dr. Chaya Murali, Miavonna Craig, M.S., C.G.C., medical student Alicia Ljungdahl & graduate student Grace Tietz. Sign up: bit.ly/4lImJOx
Congratulations to Dan Brooks who received a 2025 Academy of Resident and Fellow Educators Excellence Award! The award given by @bcmhouston recognizes residents & fellows who make outstanding contributions in the areas of well-being, education, community engagement, & leadership.
July 1, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Congratulations to Dan Brooks who received a 2025 Academy of Resident and Fellow Educators Excellence Award! The award given by @bcmhouston recognizes residents & fellows who make outstanding contributions in the areas of well-being, education, community engagement, & leadership.
Last Friday during a ceremony hosted by the United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation, Dr. Fernando Scaglia had the honor of posthumously presenting the 2025 UMDF Vanguard Award to Dr. Lee-Jun Wong. The award was accepted by her children, Dr. Hansie Wong and Inyork Wong.
June 26, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Last Friday during a ceremony hosted by the United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation, Dr. Fernando Scaglia had the honor of posthumously presenting the 2025 UMDF Vanguard Award to Dr. Lee-Jun Wong. The award was accepted by her children, Dr. Hansie Wong and Inyork Wong.
Congratulations to Dr. Hongjie Li and Dr. Lilei Zhang! Both received 2025 Debakey Excellence in Research Awards
@bcmhouston.bsky.social today for their work with the #FlyAtlas (Li) and #CardiacMetabolism (Zhang)
@bcmhouston.bsky.social today for their work with the #FlyAtlas (Li) and #CardiacMetabolism (Zhang)
June 24, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Hongjie Li and Dr. Lilei Zhang! Both received 2025 Debakey Excellence in Research Awards
@bcmhouston.bsky.social today for their work with the #FlyAtlas (Li) and #CardiacMetabolism (Zhang)
@bcmhouston.bsky.social today for their work with the #FlyAtlas (Li) and #CardiacMetabolism (Zhang)
