Dr. Bekim Sadikovic

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Biography

Dr. Bekim Sadikovic is a Professor and Program Head of the Molecular Diagnostics Program in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Western University. He holds a PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Western Ontario and is board-certified in clinical molecular genetics and clinical cytogenetics from Baylor College of Medicine. His clinical activities focus on molecular genetic diagnostics, serving a wide range of constitutional and oncology cases. Dr. Sadikovic's research interests include the application of genomics technologies in clinical diagnostics, emphasizing the development of genomic and epigenomic biomarkers for hereditary and acquired genomic conditions. He acts as the Clinical Scientific Director of the Verspeeten Clinical Genome Centre, which aims to develop and implement genomic technologies and biomarkers for patient care in genomic disorders and hereditary cancer. His research employs advanced bioinformatic approaches and machine learning to analyze clinical genomic data and create diagnostic tools like EpiSign, designed for diagnosing hereditary genetic disorders based on epigenomic profiles.

Research Interests

Requirements for Western University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:86
Prerequisites
Four-year degree, honours or the equivalent, in anthropology or equivalent background in social sciences.
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Specialization Notes

Streams include Archaeology and Bioarchaeology, and Sociocultural Anthropology.