{"id":234032,"date":"2025-09-17T14:41:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T14:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/234032\/"},"modified":"2025-09-17T14:41:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T14:41:09","slug":"cedars-sinai-names-inaugural-chief-genomics-officer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/234032\/","title":{"rendered":"Cedars-Sinai Names Inaugural Chief Genomics Officer"},"content":{"rendered":"

LOS ANGELES (Sept. 17, 2025) —\u00a0Joyce So, MD, PhD<\/a>, a widely respected medical geneticist, has been appointed inaugural chief genomics officer at Cedars-Sinai and medical director of the newly established Center for Genomic Medicine at\u00a0Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children\u2019s<\/a>. So also will direct the Division of Medical Genetics in the Department of Pediatrics.<\/p>\n

So brings more than 15 years of leadership experience in research and clinical care to her new role. She will spearhead Cedars-Sinai\u2019s growing genomics initiatives and serve as a strategic leader for the integration of genomics into clinical practice while overseeing genetics and genomics services across the Cedars-Sinai Health System.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are excited to welcome Dr. So to Cedars-Sinai, knowing her exceptional expertise and leadership in clinical genetics will be a significant asset to the burgeoning prenatal, pediatric and adult genetics programs,\u201d said\u00a0Shlomo Melmed, MB, ChB<\/a>, executive vice president of Medicine and Health Sciences and dean of the Medical Faculty at Cedars-Sinai. \u201cHer appointment will ensure Cedars-Sinai remains at the forefront of genomic endeavors, benefiting and transforming the lives of our patients.\u201d<\/p>\n

So has joined Cedars-Sinai from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), where she was chief of the Division of Medical Genetics and medical director of Adult Genetics. She was also director of the institution\u2019s designation as a National Organization for Rare Disorders Rare Disease Center of Excellence. During her tenure, she developed a comprehensive genetics program that included the launch and rapid growth of UCSF\u2019s Adult Genetics and Preventive Genomics Clinic; the expansion of multidisciplinary specialty services in cardiovascular, neurogenetic and cancer genetics; and the implementation of innovative e-consult and telehealth services to improve access to genetic care.<\/p>\n

So earned her bachelor\u2019s degree with high distinction in molecular biology and molecular genetics and her medical degree from the University of Toronto. She completed her medical genetics residency at the university\u2019s Hospital for Sick Children and earned her doctorate in molecular genetics from the Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics in Berlin and completed a postdoctoral research fellowship in psychiatric genetics at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am honored to join Cedars-Sinai as the inaugural chief genomics officer to advance the fields of genetics and genomics with the goal of enhancing patient care and health outcomes,\u201d So said. \u201cTogether with our talented team of investigators and clinicians, we will push the boundaries of what is possible in genomic medicine for the benefit of our patients, their families and the wider community.\u201d<\/p>\n

So\u2019s current research focuses on optimizing genetic diagnosis and treatment strategies for adults with complex neurodevelopmental, neuropsychiatric and neurological conditions. She also is deeply committed to quality and continuous improvement in the delivery of genetics and genomics clinical services.<\/p>\n

\u201cDr. So\u2019s appointment reinforces our commitment to advancing precision medicine and making leading-edge genomic care accessible to all our patients through all stages of life,\u201d said\u00a0Ophir Klein, MD, PhD<\/a>, executive vice dean of Children\u2019s Health and executive director of Guerin Children\u2019s. \u201cWe are excited to expand our research and clinical capabilities under her leadership.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read more on the Cedars-Sinai Blog:\u00a0<\/strong>Do Children Need Genetic Testing?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LOS ANGELES (Sept. 17, 2025) —\u00a0Joyce So, MD, PhD, a widely respected medical geneticist, has been appointed inaugural…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":234033,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[125862,815,125858,30298,1941,125861,125859,125860,159,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-234032","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-genetics","8":"tag-cedars-sinai","9":"tag-genetics","10":"tag-joyce-so","11":"tag-md","12":"tag-newswise","13":"tag-phdchildrens-health","14":"tag-phdmedical-geneticistchief-genomics-officercedars-sinai-guerin-childrensuniversity-of-california","15":"tag-san-francisco-ucsfgenetic-care-accessgenomic-medicineprecision-medicineophir-klein","16":"tag-science","17":"tag-united-states","18":"tag-unitedstates","19":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234032","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=234032"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234032\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/234033"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=234032"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=234032"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=234032"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}