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Erica Ramos

May 22, 2018

Erica Ramos, president of the National Society of Genetic Counselors, will join Geisinger National Precision Health at the end of May as the director and head of clinical and business development. Ramos was previously at Illumina, where she was associate director of market development in clinical genomics and lead the company's precision health and screening programs.

Geisinger National aims to extend the genomics research and actionable health information generated within its MyCode Community Health Initiative. Ramos will be in charge of strategic partnerships focused on implementing the MyCode model in other communities around the country. 

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