Laboratory Geneticist

Aiko Otsubo Ph.D completed her laboratory genetics and genomics (LGG) fellowship at Indiana University. She obtained her Ph.D from Purdue University and did postdoctoral research at the University of Pennsylvania and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). Her long-standing interests are focused on the impact of genomic variations on multiple biological contexts, including evolution, inheritance and human disease. During her postdoctoral time at the CHOP, she had excellent exposure to the clinical genetics field and grew a passion for genetic diagnosis and patient care. Dr. Otsubo has published on rare genetic variants and new genetic syndromes detected by chromosomal microarray and whole exome sequencing. As a future clinical laboratory director, she is very passionate to help patients by finding and delivering their genetic diagnosis. She is also interested in advancing the field of clinical genetics by performing translational research and developing and performing new cutting-edge assays