Institute for Genome Sciences

IGS Leadership

Elana Fertig

Elana Fertig, PhD, FAIMBE

Director, Institute for Genome Sciences
Dean's Endowed Professor, University of Maryland School of Medicine
Associate Director for Quantitative Science, The University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center
Professor of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine


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Jacques Ravel, PhD

Director, Center for Advanced Microbiome Research and Innovation (CAMRI)
Associate Director, Institute for Genome Sciences
Assistant Dean for Research Advancement, University of Maryland School of Medicine
Professor of Microbiology & Immunology, and Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine


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Owen White, PhD

Associate Director, Research Collaboration and Development, Institute for Genome Sciences
Professor, Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine


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Michelle Giglio, PhD

Associate Director of Education and Outreach, Institute for Genome Sciences
Associate Director for Analysis, Informatics Resource Center, Institute for Genome Sciences
Professor, Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine


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Anup Mahurkar, MS

Executive Director, Software Engineering and IT, Maryland Genomics


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Luke Tallon, AB

Associate Director, Core Services, Institute for Genome Sciences
Senior Executive Director, Maryland Genomics
Research Associate, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Maryland School of Medicine


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Claire Fraser, PhD

Founding Director, Institute for Genome Sciences
Dean E. Albert Reece Endowed Professor, University of Maryland School of Medicine
Professor, Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine
Professor, Microbiology and Immunology, University of Maryland School of Medicine