Dr. Christina Lockwood

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Biography

Christina M. Lockwood is a Professor and Division Head of Genetics & Solid Tumors at UW Medicine's Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology. She joined the University of Washington Medical Center in 2014 as an Associate Director of the Genetics and Solid Tumor Diagnostics Laboratory. With a PhD in Cellular Molecular Biology from the University of Wisconsin, she completed her postdoctoral training in Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Molecular Genetics at Washington University in St. Louis. Her research focuses on precision medicine, specifically the development and application of molecular methods for detecting genomic alterations in genetic diseases, hematologic malignancies, and solid tumors. Lockwood is actively involved in designing educational resources for genomic medicine and is currently participating in various research studies, including cell-free DNA projects and the NIH All of Us program. In addition to her role at the University of Washington, she holds an adjunct associate professorship in the Department of Genome Sciences. Throughout her career, she has published extensively and contributed to advancements in genomic profiling and next-generation sequencing.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Washington

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:80
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:105
Overall
Required:105
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university
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Specialization Notes

Standard Graduate School requirements for University of Washington apply to most departments listed unless specified otherwise by the program.