The UC Irvine Cytogenetics and Genomics Laboratory offers the latest technology and methodology for preparation, analysis and reporting on the processing of bone marrows, lymph nodes and leukemic blood. Our faculty members are experts in the execution and interpretation of a range of diagnostic and management techniques for hematologic cancers, including:

  • G-banded chromosome analysis
  • Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) analysis
  • Non-paraffin fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) analysis

The laboratory is directed by Fabiola Quintero-Rivera, MD, a professor of clinical pathology who is certified by the American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics in cytogenetics and laboratory genetics and genomics. The Cytogenetics and Genomics Laboratory is staffed by experienced California-licensed clinical cytogeneticist scientists.

Those training with our team will see a range of diagnoses and procedures, including Routine G-band chromosome analysis and comprehensive FISH panels for hematologic malignancies:

  • Acute lymphocytic leukemia (B-ALL)
  • Acute myelogenous leukemia (AML)
  • Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)
  • Myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPN)
  • Chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML)
  • Myeloid and lymphoid neoplasm with eosinophilia and with tyrosine kinase (MLN-TK) gene fusions
  • Plasma cell myeloma
  • T-cell prolymphocytic leukemia (T-PLL)
  • Lymphomas
    • High-grade B-cell lymphoma
    • Marginal B-cell lymphoma
    • Splenic marginal zone lymphoma (SMZL)
    • Mantle cell lymphoma
    • Large B-cell lymphoma with IRF4 rearrangement
    • Peripheral T-cell lymphomas (PTCL)
    • Anaplastic large cell lymphoma with ALK rearrangement

Pathology Residency Program

Our fully-accredited Pathology Residency program provides comprehensive training in anatomic and clinical pathology.

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Fabiola Quintero-Rivera, MD, DABMGG, FACMG

Founding Medical Director, Cytogenetics and Genomics
Professor, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

Ying Zhang in whitecoat

Ying Zhang, MD, PhD, DABMGG, FACMG

Associate Director, Cytogenetics and Genomics
Assistant Professor, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

  • Lynn Yang, CLS Supervisor
  • Gerardo Aniles, HLT

Cytogenetic Technologists: 

  • Sharon Boyd, CLS
  • Katherine Dang, CLS
  • Ruby Lo, CLS
  • Irla-Myda Ladia, CLS
  • Melissa Lyon, CLS
  • Johnson Tso, CLS

Contact Us

Please email cytogeneticsUCI@hs.uci.edu if you have any questions.

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