"WOW! Well done to Drs Shaffer and Bejjani and the team at Signature Genomics. As a clinical geneticist I can only say you continue to provide as outstanding service to our patients. Thank you"

—Signature Client


Signature Team Bios

Lisa G. Shaffer, PhD, FACMG

President and CEO

Lisa G. Shaffer, PhD, FACMG
  • ABMG Diplomate in Clinical Cytogenetics
  • Post doctoral training at Baylor College of Medicine
  • ACMG Board of Directors

Bassem A. Bejjani, MD, FACMG

Chief Medical Officer

Bassem A. Bejjani, MD, FACMG
  • ABMG Diplomate in Clinical Cytogenetics, Clinical Molecular Genetics and Medical Genetics
  • Post doctoral training at Shriver Center, Boston University Medical Center, Baylor College of Medicine
  • American Board of Pediatrics Diplomate

Beth Torchia, PhD, FACMG

Technical Director

Beth Torchia PhD FACMG
  • ABMG Diplomate in Clinical Cytogenetics
  • Post doctoral training at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Roger Schultz, PhD, FACMG

Laboratory Director

Roger Schultz PhD, FACMG
  • ABMG Diplomate in Clinical Cytogenetics
  • Post doctoral training at Stanford University School of Medicine

Allen Lamb, PhD, FACMG

Laboratory Director

Allen Lamb PhD, FACMG
  • ABMG Diplomate in Clinical Cytogenetics and Clinical Molecular Genetics
  • Post doctoral training at UNC & Harvard Medical School

Trilochan Sahoo, MD, FACMG

Laboratory Director

Trilochan Sahoo, MD, FACMG
  • ABMG Diplomate in Clinical Cytogenetics
  • Post doctoral training at Duke University and Baylor College of Medicine

Genetic Counselors

Justine Coppinger, MS, CGC

Clinical Laboratory Counselor

Justine Coppinger MS CGC
  • MS in Genetic Counseling from University of South Carolina
  • Joined Signature Genomics in 2005

Sarah Alliman, MS, CGC

Clinical Laboratory Counselor

Sarah Alliman, MS
  • MS in Molecular Biology, Cell Development, and Genetics from University of Minnesota
  • Joined Signature Genomics in 2007

Annie Morton, MS, CGC

Clinical Laboratory Counselor

Annie Adams, MS, CGC
  • MS in Genetic Counseling from Cal State University Northridge
  • Joined Signature Genomics in 2008

Jill Rosenfeld, MS, CGC

Research Project Coordinator

Jill Rosenfeld, MS
  • MS in Medical and Molecular Genetics from Indiana University
  • Joined Signature Genomics in 2008

Faces of Signature

Blake C. Ballif, PhD

Director of Product Development and Research

Blake C. Ballif, PhD
  • Post doctoral training at Washington State University
  • Internship in intellectual property law
  • Joined Signature Genomics in 2003

Catherine D. Kashork, BS, CLSp(CG)

VP of Lab Operations

Catherine D. Kashork, BS, CLSp(CG)
  • BS in Biology from Lenior-Rhyne College in Hickory, NC
  • Certificate in Cytogenetics from the University of Texas-Houston Health Sciences Center
  • Joined Signature Genomics in 2003

Emily Rorem

Strategic Director of Genoglyphix

Emily Rorem
  • BS in Biology/Anthropology from Western Washington University
  • Joined Signature Genomics in 2003

Kyle Sundin, MS

Laboratory Manager

Kyle Sundin, MS
  • MS in Genetics and Cell Biology from Washington State University
  • Joined Signature Genomics in 2004

Lewis Rumpler

EVP, Business Development

Lewis Rumpler
  • BS in Cellular and Molecular Biology from the University of Washington
  • BA in Zoology from the University of Washington
  • Joined Signature Genomics in 2008

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