Meet Our Team

Dr. Eimear Kenny is an Endowed Chair and Professor of Genomic Health and a leader in population genetics and translational genomics. She directs research programs that integrate genomics, electronic health records, and computational methods to enable equitable precision medicine in real-world healthcare systems.

Kate Bonini, MS, MA, CGC is an Instructor and Senior Genetic Counselor in the Institute for Genomic Health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She primarily works on NHGRI-funded programs to study the implementation of genetic testing in diverse New York City populations. An active member of the National Society of Genetic Counselors, she is the Immediate Past Chair of the Position Statement Committee and was the Chair of the Research Special Interest Group (2021-2022). She is also a member of the Mount Sinai Clinical Ethics Committee and served as the Co-Chair of the Education/Return of Results (ROR) working group for NHGRI’s Clinical Sequencing Evidence-Generating Research (CSER) consortium (2022-2023). She received an MS in genetic counseling and an MA in Medical Humanities and Bioethics from Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine.

Christa Caggiano, PhD, is a computational geneticist interested in developing equitable genomic tools that translate to the clinic. She received her B.S. in biological physics and art history from Brandeis University. She obtained her PhD in bioinformatics from UCLA where her research focused on designing algorithms and technology for cell-free DNA screening applications, and studying the genetic and environmental risk of populations living in Los Angeles. Christa’s postdoctoral research focuses on using diverse biobanks to study monogenic disease in underrepresented populations.

Sarah Hanks is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the lab of Dr. Eimear Kenny in the Institute for Genomic Health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She received a BA in Mathematics and Statistics from Barnard College and a PhD in Biostatistics from the University of Michigan, where she worked with Dr. Michael Boehnke and Dr. Laura Scott on the development and evaluation of statistical methods for the analysis of large-scale genetic and genomic sequence data. Her current research interests lie in the intersection of statistical methodology, genetic epidemiology, and translational genetic research.

Jacqueline Odgis is a senior genetic counselor in the Institute for Genomic Health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She is project manager for the NIH-funded Electronic Medical Records and Genomics (eMERGE) program. Her research interests include translation of exome and whole-genome sequencing into clinical practice and demonstration of the clinical utility of web-based genetics and genomics educational tools for patients, providers, and the public. She is a graduate of the Genetic Counseling Program at ISMMS, and is currently a PhD candidate in the Clinical Research Program at Mount Sinai.

Laura Golfinopoulos is a biostatistician in the Institute of Genomic Health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She works on NIH-funded, large-scale genomic and population-based studies integrating genomic, electronic health record, and survey data. Laura manages multiple study databases, overseeing data cleaning, quality assurance, and statistical analyses to ensure data consistency and reproducibility. She is passionate about data integrity, quality control, and learning new tools to make complex datasets accurate and useful for research.