Dr. Judy Chernos

Biography

Judy Chernos is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medical Genetics at the University of Calgary. Her research primarily focuses on clinical human cytogenetics, emphasizing the elucidation of unique constitutional chromosome anomalies using traditional molecular cytogenetic technologies, such as fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) and array comparative genomic hybridization (CGH). She investigates the correlation between clinical phenotypes and karyotypic anomalies, particularly those involving apparently balanced rearrangements. Dr. Chernos is engaged in several funded projects, including the molecular cytogenetic characterization of balanced chromosomal rearrangements in children with phenotypic abnormalities and the characterization of contiguous gene deletion syndrome associated with childhood-onset obesity and learning difficulties. Her laboratory, the Cytogenetics Laboratory at Alberta Children's Hospital, receives approximately 3,000 specimens per year, providing a substantial reservoir of potential subjects for study. With interests in developmental problems and congenital anomalies, she hopes to collaborate with other researchers in related fields.

Research Interests