2007 Public Lecture Series - Science at Your Service

Michele Caggana, Sc.D.

Dr. Caggana received her doctoral degree from the Harvard School of Public Health and completed post-doctoral work in clinical molecular genetics at the Mt. Sinai School of Medicine. She is board certified in clinical molecular genetics by the American Board of Medical Genetics and is a fellow in the American College of Medical Genetics. Dr. Caggana is chief of the Laboratory of Genetic Services and director of the Newborn Screening Program. She also is deputy director of Wadsworth Center's Division of Genetic Disorders, and the section head for genetic testing. Dr. Caggana's laboratory uses molecular genetics techniques to study frequencies of specific gene mutations in dried blood spots received as specimens for newborn screening. Her laboratory also performs DNA analysis in the context of newborn screening.