Erika Thompson
Geneticist
Playlists
All Videos (23)
- What I Do
- Molecular Genetics
- DNA Sequencing Facility
- Great Part
- Next Generation Sequencing
- Producing an Electropherogram
- Leading Us Into the Era of Personalized Medicine
- Challenges
- Education
- Solving a Leprosy Mystery
- How Old Can a DNA Sample Be
- A Daily Mystery We Solve
- Favorite Subjects
- Goals
- Helpful Teachers
- Skills From Childhood
- Skills to Develop
- Importance of Persistence
- Family Support
- Staying Motivated
- Overcoming Obstacles
- Did it Anyway
- Advice
Bio
Watch Erika Thompson, Co-Director of the DNA Analysis Facility and Manager of the Genome Facility at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX, discuss how her work is helping to revolutionize medical treatment. She supervises the day-to-day operations of the lab and assists researchers, physicians and scientists with their research projects; helping them carry out sophisticated DNA sequencing and other genetic studies. She also teaches cytogenetics and molecular genetics to health science students at MD Anderson and was named their 2010 Staff Educator of the Year.
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