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Cradle Genomics: Tanya Moreno, Sue Gross

Jul 24, 2020

Prenatal diagnostics firm Cradle Genomics has appointed Tanya Moreno as VP of development and Sue Gross as chief medical officer.

Moreno has 13 years of experience in diagnostics development and the commercialization of genomic tests. She holds a PhD in molecular genetics and developmental biology from the California Institute of Technology.

Gross joins the company from Sema4, where she was medical director for the reproductive lab and clinical analysis division. Previously, she was chief medical officer at Natera, and before that, professor of obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, and genetics at Montefiore Einstein. She is a physician with board certifications in obstetrics and gynecology as well as medical genetics.

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