Additional Titles
- Associate Medical Director, Cytogenetics & Molecular Pathology Laboratory
Education
- PhD, Genetics: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI (2014)
- Fellow, ABMGG Clinical Cytogenetics and Genomics: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (2016)
- Fellow, ABMGG Clinical Molecular Genetics and Genomics: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (2017)
Board Certifications
- ABMGG Clinical Cytogenetics and Genomics
- ABMGG Clinical Molecular Genetics and Genomics
Recognition
- ClinGen Dosage Sensitivity Curation Task Team member, 2016-present
- The College of American Pathologists (CAP) Inspection Training certification, 2014-present
Clinical Interests
- Clinical Cytogenetics
- Clinical Molecular Genetics
Publications
| Cao Y, AlHumaidi S, Faqeih E, Lundquist P, Aypar U. A Novel Deletion of SNURF/SNRPN Exon 1 in a Patient with Prader-Willi-like Phenotype. European Journal of Medical Genetics, May 30 2017 |
| Cao Y, Mitchell E, Gorski J, Hollinger C, Hoppman N. Two Cases with De Novo 3q26.31 Microdeletion Suggest a Role for FNDC3B in Human Craniofacial Development. American Journal of Medical Genetics, Aug 19, 2016 |
| Cao Y, Aypar U. A novel Xq22.1 deletion in a male with multiple congenital abnormalities and respiratory failure. European Journal of Medical Genetics, May 31, 2016 |
| Cao Y, Hoppman N, Kerr S, Sattler C, Borowski K, Wick M, Highsmith W, Aypar U. False Negative Cell-Free DNA Screening Result in a Newborn with Trisomy 13. Case Reports in Genetics, Feb 22, 2016 |
| Kounatidis I, Chtarbanova S, Cao Y, Hayne M, Jayanth D, Ganetzky B, Ligoxygakis P. NF-κB Immunity in the Brain Determines Fly Lifespan in Healthy Aging and Age-Related Neurodegeneration. Cell Report. Apr 25 2017 |
| Cao Y*, Chtarbanova S*, Petersen AJ, Ganetzky B. Dnr1 mutations cause neurodegeneration in Drosophila by activating the innate immune response in the brain.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, April 23 2013;(*equally contributed) (Selected by Faculty1000Prime as a “must read”) |
Assistant
Amy Dodson
314-362-2975
amydodson@wustl.edu
Office Location: Cortex, Room 207