Full Name
Tanya Nelson
Degrees & Honours
PhD, FCCMG
Job Title
Genome Diagnostics, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Company/Org.
BC Children's & BC Women's Hospitals
Affiliations
Division Head, Genome Diagnostics, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine at BC Children's & BC Women's Hospitals
Clinical Molecular Geneticist, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine at BC Children's & BC Women's Hospitals
Clinical Professor, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia
Associate Member, Department of Medical Genetics, UBC
Investigator BCCH Research Institute and Women’s Health Research Institute
Clinical Molecular Geneticist, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine at BC Children's & BC Women's Hospitals
Clinical Professor, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia
Associate Member, Department of Medical Genetics, UBC
Investigator BCCH Research Institute and Women’s Health Research Institute
Speaker Bio
Dr. Tanya Nelson is an FCCMG clinical Molecular Geneticist and Head of the Division of Genome Diagnostics in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at BC Children’s and BC Women’s Hospitals.
The Division of Genome Diagnostics is responsible for providing academic pediatric, adult, and maternal-fetal medicine care for the province of BC in conjunction with the other Departmental provincial services, primarily focused on the diagnosis of inherited disease using genetic and genomic approaches.
As a UBC Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Clinical Professor and in conjunction with her clinical role, Dr. Nelson has been a co-investigator on many research projects aiming to translate new approaches to molecular genetic and genomic testing into clinical care. Most recently, these include the GSBC (Genome-wide Sequencing BC) clinical pilot and CAUSES (Clinical Assessment of the Utility of Sequencing and Evaluation as a Service).
As a member of the Canadian College of Medical Geneticists (CCMG), she has served on the Board of Directors, Education Ethics and Public Policy, Clinical Practice, and Laboratory Practice committees, and is actively involved in the development of national practice guidelines and policies for genetic and genomic patient care.
The Division of Genome Diagnostics is responsible for providing academic pediatric, adult, and maternal-fetal medicine care for the province of BC in conjunction with the other Departmental provincial services, primarily focused on the diagnosis of inherited disease using genetic and genomic approaches.
As a UBC Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Clinical Professor and in conjunction with her clinical role, Dr. Nelson has been a co-investigator on many research projects aiming to translate new approaches to molecular genetic and genomic testing into clinical care. Most recently, these include the GSBC (Genome-wide Sequencing BC) clinical pilot and CAUSES (Clinical Assessment of the Utility of Sequencing and Evaluation as a Service).
As a member of the Canadian College of Medical Geneticists (CCMG), she has served on the Board of Directors, Education Ethics and Public Policy, Clinical Practice, and Laboratory Practice committees, and is actively involved in the development of national practice guidelines and policies for genetic and genomic patient care.
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