Scientific Board & Professional Staff
Scientific Board
Richard Gibbs, Ph.D., Founder
Dr. Gibbs has been a pioneer in the development of novel DNA sequencing methodologies and other genomics techniques. Receiving a B.Sc. (Hons) and a Ph.D. in the area of radiation biology at the University of Melbourne, Australia, Dr. Gibbs subsequently moved to the United States for further training. He has since acquired 20 years of experience in the sequencing and genomics fields, and now holds an appointment as a full Professor at Baylor College of Medicine, where he serves as Director of the Human Genome Sequencing Center.
John W. Belmont, M.D., Ph.D., Founder
Dr. Belmont is active as both a clinician and a research scientist at Baylor College of Medicine. He serves as an Associate Professor, with appointments in the departments of Molecular and Human Genetics, Pediatrics, Microbiology and Immunology. He is also founder and Co-Director of the Cardiovascular Genetics Clinic at Texas Children's Hospital. Dr. Belmont obtained a B.A. in Microbiology from the University of Texas at Austin in 1974. He earned his Ph.D. and M.D. degrees from Baylor College of Medicine in 1980 and 1981 respectively. He maintains certification by the American Board of Pediatrics and the American Board of Medical Genetics. Dr. Belmont has published extensively on topics in immunology, human genetic disorders, and stem cell biology.
Professional Staff
Fei Lu, M.D., Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Lu has five years of medical education and clinical practice experience through Anhui Medical University in the P.R. of China. She has over 15 years of experience in biochemical and molecular biology techniques and has focused closely on the development and growth of automated, large scale sequencing projects. Much of her early experience in the field of molecular biology was gained as a scientist in the research labs at Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Molecular and Human Genetics. Dr. Lu has published extensively on topics in human molecular genetics. Since 1994, Dr. Fei Lu has been integral in the mobilization of SeqWright to its current role as a leader in the field of contract molecular biology services.
K. Bradford Thomas, Ph.D., Bioinformatics Director
Dr. Thomas received his B.S. degrees in Chemistry and Mathematics from the University of Alabama. His Ph.D. in Pharmacology was earned from the Emory University School of Medicine in 1991. He has extensive experience in clinical molecular genetics including analytical biochemical and molecular genetic methods. Dr. Thomas directs the bioinformatics aspects of all projects involving large-scale sequence analysis and assembly.
Meredith Berry , Ph.D., Director of Quality Assurance
Meredith Berry received her B.S. in Biology from Trinity University and her Ph.D. in Molecular Genetics from Baylor College of Medicine. She has 9 years of technical and research experience in molecular genetics and is responsible for ensuring that SeqWright’s productions are compliant with Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) as outlined by the FDA.
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