Sarah South
Executive Scientific Director
Dr. South received her PhD in Human Genetics from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and completed an American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics Fellowship in Clinical Cytogenetics at the University of Utah and Laboratory Genetics and Genomics at Quest Diagnostics.
Dr. South is currently an Executive Scientific Director at Quest Diagnostics. Previous positions included Vice President of Laboratory Sciences at AncestryDNA, Vice President of Clinical Laboratory Operations at 23andMe, Associate Professor in the Department of Pathology at the University of Utah, Medical Director at ARUP Laboratories, and Laboratory Director at Lineagen. Dr. South was faculty in the University of Utah Genetic Counseling Master's Degree Program and the Director of the University of Utah Fellowship training program in Clinical Cytogenetics. Dr. South also acted for 5 years as an Associate Editor for the American Journal of Medical Genetics.
Dr. South has served on numerous committees for the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics, including her current membership on the Board of Directors, and previous committee work with Advocacy and Government Affairs and 9 years with the Laboratory Quality Assurance Committee, serving the last 2 years as Chair. Dr. South has also served on the Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute Standards for Molecular Methodologies Committee, the American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics Content-Based Standards Setting Committee and the Clinical Genome Resource Evidence Based Review Committee. Dr. South is also a Past-President of the American Cytogenetics Conference.
Dr. South has focused her career on the accessibility and applicability of genomics. Skills and experience include understanding of various genetic technologies, regulatory models, clinical genetic interpretation, public genomic health education and accessibility, communications, laboratory operations, quality assurance, professional committee advocacy and recommendation development.
Dr. South is a primary or co-author of more than 90 peer-reviewed publications, book chapters, and reviews.
Dr. South is currently an Executive Scientific Director at Quest Diagnostics. Previous positions included Vice President of Laboratory Sciences at AncestryDNA, Vice President of Clinical Laboratory Operations at 23andMe, Associate Professor in the Department of Pathology at the University of Utah, Medical Director at ARUP Laboratories, and Laboratory Director at Lineagen. Dr. South was faculty in the University of Utah Genetic Counseling Master's Degree Program and the Director of the University of Utah Fellowship training program in Clinical Cytogenetics. Dr. South also acted for 5 years as an Associate Editor for the American Journal of Medical Genetics.
Dr. South has served on numerous committees for the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics, including her current membership on the Board of Directors, and previous committee work with Advocacy and Government Affairs and 9 years with the Laboratory Quality Assurance Committee, serving the last 2 years as Chair. Dr. South has also served on the Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute Standards for Molecular Methodologies Committee, the American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics Content-Based Standards Setting Committee and the Clinical Genome Resource Evidence Based Review Committee. Dr. South is also a Past-President of the American Cytogenetics Conference.
Dr. South has focused her career on the accessibility and applicability of genomics. Skills and experience include understanding of various genetic technologies, regulatory models, clinical genetic interpretation, public genomic health education and accessibility, communications, laboratory operations, quality assurance, professional committee advocacy and recommendation development.
Dr. South is a primary or co-author of more than 90 peer-reviewed publications, book chapters, and reviews.
Sessions
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20-Mar-2025Platform Session B (non-accredited)
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