Dr. Shamini Selvarajah is an Assistant Professor in the University of Toronto’s Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, and an ABMGG and CCMG dual-boarded diagnostic laboratory scientist in the Division of Genome Diagnostics at the University of Health Network. She attained her PhD at the University of Toronto, and underwent training in molecular cytogenetics at the Harvard Medical School Genetics Training Program and clinical molecular genetics at McMaster University. Her role as a clinical lab scientist includes oversight of genetic testing for oncology, including companion diagnostics, genomic test development for clinical laboratory use, and applications of next-generation sequencing in clinical care. Her translational research interests are focused on genitourinary cancer genomics, as well as the development and implementation of non-invasive genomic tests in acquired cancers through the application of high throughput technologies. Dr. Selvarajah is actively involved in the development of testing algorithms and reporting standards for molecular tests, as well as in building educational content and curricula in molecular pathology, both at the national and international levels.

Dr. Tracy Tucker is a CCMG certified Cytogeneticist and Molecular Geneticist at the Cancer Genetic and Genomics Laboratory (CGL) at the BC Cancer Centre and is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of British Columbia (UBC). She received her PhD in Medical Genetics at UBC followed by clinical genetics fellowship training and Canadian College of Medical Geneticists (CCMG) certification at BC Children’s and Women’s Hospitals. In her clinical role, Dr. Tucker is focused on the identification of acquired and inherited genetic changes to diagnose cancer patients and help direct their care. She has a keen interest in transitioning high throughput technologist into the clinical laboratory for routine cancer care. Dr. Tucker has educational leadership roles, both locally and nationally, to enhance genetics training for pathology residents, undergraduate students, CCMG fellows and practicing pathologists. She is a recipient of a UBC Killam Teaching Award.