Director, Shivanand R. Patil Cytogenetics and Molecular Laboratory
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
- Medical Genetics
Contact Information
Primary Office: W101 GH
Iowa City, IA 52242
Primary Office Phone: 319-356-3877
Email: benjamin-darbro@uiowa.edu
Education
BS, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, Nebraska
MD, Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
PhD, Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
Residency, Clinical Pathology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa
Fellowship, Molecular Genetic Pathology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa
Licensure & Certifications
Iowa Permanent Physician License
Research
My research concerns the emerging field of genomic medicine. In the clinical laboratory we are interested in how new high throughput technologies can be applied in a clinically appropriate fashion. We are particularly interested in the clinical laboratory application and quality control of whole genome single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) arrays, comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) arrays and whole genome and/or exome high throughput DNA sequencing. In the research laboratory our focus is on discovering genetic determinants of intellectual disability/cognitive developmental delay as well as recurrent genomic aberrations in both solid tumors and hematopoietic malignancies that can aid in diagnosis, prognosis, and therapeutic decision making.
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