Clinical and Research Background
Dr. Biggerstaff has directed multiple types and sizes of clinical cytogenetics/cytogenomics laboratories through the course of her career; she has experience in both pre- and post-natal cytogenomic testing, as well as in oncology, to include both solid and liquid tumor characterization. She has extensive experience in test development and validation as well as work-flow analysis for laboratory efficiency and quality.
Board Certifications
American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics, 1990
Research Interests
Clinical Cytogenetics and genomics
Chromosome structure and function as it applies to human disease
Use of technology to improve results quality and laboratory efficiency
Academic and Medical Appointments
Academic Appointments
Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 2023-Present
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Pathology, Anschutz Medical Campus, Denver, CO 2013-2018
Medical Appointments
Consultant Cytogenomics Laboratory Director, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 2018-Present
Interim/Locum Director of Cytogenetics Laboratory, Kaiser Permanente, Portland, OR 2014-2021
Medical and Technical Director, Idaho Cytogenetics Diagnostic Laboratory, Boise, ID 2002-2018
Director of Clinical Cytogenetics, Sacred Heart Medical Center, Spokane, WA 1997-2007
Clinical Scientist, Division of Cytogenetics, Duncan Guthrie Institute of Medical Genetics, Glasgow University, Glasgow, Scotland, 1992
Education and Training
Research Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Medical Genetics, University of Texas Medical School, Houston, TX 1988-2000
Postdoctoral Fellow, Laboratory for Genetic Services, Baylor College of Medicine, 1988
PhD, University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Department of Cell Biology, M.D. Anderson Hospital, Houston, TX 1983-1987
MS University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Department of Cell Biology, M.D., Anderson Hospital, Houston, TX 1981-1983
Publications
Latest publications from PubMed