Ephrem Chin

Jan 15, 2025 | theanalyticalscientist.com | Gemma Halliday |Anup Chugani |Ephrem Chin

Though next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies have revolutionized cancer genomics by enabling comprehensive analysis of tumor genomes, the complexity of data interpretation poses a challenge for clinical practice. Clinicians, pharmaceutical companies, and companion diagnostics providers must navigate a vast array of genomic alterations, each with varying clinical significance.

May 9, 2024 | thepathologist.com | Gemma Halliday |Anup Chugani |Ephrem Chin

Though next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies have revolutionized cancer genomics by enabling comprehensive analysis of tumor genomes, the complexity of data interpretation poses a challenge for clinical practice. Clinicians, pharmaceutical companies, and companion diagnostics providers must navigate a vast array of genomic alterations, each with varying clinical significance.

Feb 13, 2024 | brnw.ch | Ephrem Chin

What it takes to become a transfusion medicine specialist and manage one of life’s most precious resources    Board-certified pathologist and assistant professor of laboratory medicine at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Adriana María Knopfelmacher Couchonal, MD, recalls her childhood as introspective. Like many, she did not initially set out to become a doctor. But through an intercontinental journey, she found her footing as a transfusion medicine specialist.

Dec 4, 2023 | clinicallab.com | Ephrem Chin

Reference samples are the cornerstone of diagnostic development and help advance precision medicine initiativesIn part one of this two-part blog series, Maryellen de Mars, PhD, of the Medical Device Innovation Consortium (MDIC) explored the inception and goals of the Somatic Reference Sample (SRS) Initiative, a collaborative effort aimed at finetuning next-generation sequencing (NGS)-based cancer diagnostics through the development of standardized reference samples and datasets.

Sep 6, 2023 | ahajournals.org | Renee Johnson |Robyn Otway |Ephrem Chin |Claire Horvat

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