Daniela Decristo Email & Phone Number

Chapel Hill, Nc

Laboratory of Jonathan Berg, Department of Genetics, UNC-CH School of Medicine- curated scientific literature to establish gene panels associated with pediatric-onset, highly actionable conditions based on disease severity and penetrance, intervention efficacy and acceptability, and knowledge base for the North Carolina Newborn Exome Sequencing for Universal Screening (NC NEXUS) project studying the utility of genetic sequencing applied to newborn screening - presented findings to a team of MDs, PhDs, genetics counselors, biocurators and clinical domain experts for discussion and consensus for gene panel design and patient reports- generated and reviewed gene actionability reports as a member of the Clinical Genome Resource (ClinGen) Pediatric Actionability Working Group

Chapel Hill, Nc

Laboratory of Patrick Sullivan, Department of Genetics, UNC-CH School of Medicine - contributed to the understanding of pathophysiology and treatment of schizophrenia by designing and conducting experiments to study genetic predictors of tardive dyskinesia susceptibility in genetically diverse mice administered haloperidol - studied regulatory impacts of genes found in schizophrenia GWAS using STARR-seq methods in collaboration with Dr. Tim Reddy’s lab at Duke University - presented at the UNC Chapel Hill 2015 Annual Research Symposium, completed an honors thesis, and earned the Carolina Research Scholars designation

Greater Chicago Area

Laboratory of Benjamin Lahey, Department of Epidemiology, University of Chicago- studied genetic associations of specific single-nucleotide polymorphisms and variable number tandem repeats to conduct disorder using neuroimaging and computational methods

Master'S Degree, Genetic Counseling/Counselor

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Biology/Biological Sciences, General

Activities and Societies: Carolina Research Scholar, UNC Hospitals Volunteer, Musical Empowerment Volunteer Teacher