Speaker Name(s): Gordana Raca, MD, PhD, FACMG, Director, UW Cytogenetic Services Laboratory, WSLH
Description: The presentation will review clinical and research applications of Fluorescence in Situ Hybridization (FISH) and array Comparative Genomic Hybridization (aCGH). Dr. Raca will explain basic principles of these two techniques and show examples how we use them in diagnostics and research. She will give a brief overview of the ongoing research projects which use aCGH to look for genetic causes of eye anomalies, non-syndromic mental retardation and speech disorders.