Genetics & Genomics Grand Rounds with Dr. Esteban Astiazaran Symonds

The Department of Cellular & Molecular Medicine and the University of Arizona Cancer Center presents Genetics & Genomics Grand Rounds:

“A Genome-First Approach to Estimate Prevalence and Cancer Risk in Cancer Predisposition Syndromes”

When

4 to 5 p.m., Sept. 25, 2024

Where

Health Sciences Innovation Building, Room 880
1670 E. Drachman St., Tucson, AZ 85719

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Telephone: 602-753-0140 | Meeting ID: 836 4868 6758

Flyer for this event:  gggr_e.symonds_flyer_9.25.24.pdf

Presenter Details

Esteban Astiazaran Symonds, MD, FACMG
Assistant Professor, Medicine & Pediatrics
University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson

Dr Esteban Astiazaran Symonds is an assistant professor of medicine and pediatrics at the University of Arizona, a clinical geneticist with Banner – University Medical Center Tucson (B–UMCT) and medical director for the PANDA Core for Genomics Research at the U of A. He first completed his internal medicine residency at the New York College of Medicine in New York, NY, and then continued his fellowship trainings in both Clinical Genetics and Laboratory Genetics and Genomics at the Johns Hopkins University and National Institutes of Health consortium program in Bethesda, MD. In his clinical role, Dr. Symonds evaluates and manages patients with suspected or established genetic diseases. As medical director for the CLIA and CAP-certified PANDA Core for Genomics Research, Dr, Symonds performs analysis and interpretation of genetic tests including exome and genome sequencing. His research interests include using genome-first approaches to characterize disease prevalence, penetrance, and expressivity. Dr. Symonds is a member of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics Professional Practice and Guidelines committee and works on developing practice guidelines directed to aid clinicians in the management of cancer predisposition syndromes.
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Speaker Host: Valerie Schaibley, PhD | vschaibley@arizona.edu
Contact: Kathy Ben | kben@arizona.edu

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