CGC Early Career Committee

The CGC Early Career Committee organizes and promotes initiatives within CGC to develop a community, facilitate networking, and promote the engagement of early career members.The goals of the CGC Early Career Committee is to develop a community among early career members of the CGC and provide resources including networking opportunities, mentorship, board exam preparation, job search advice, and social events. The Early Career Committee liaises with other CGC committees, including the Education, Membership, Program, and Communications, in order to further the interests of early career members.

The CGC Board of Directors approved the formation of the Early Career Initiative Committee in 2022. Since then, the committee has achieved several major accomplishments, including:

  • Coffee Break Small-Group Mentoring Sessions: Organized interactive mentoring sessions addressing career pathways in commercial and academic settings, translational research–focused careers, leadership development, and fellowship applications and training.
  • Early Career Webinars: Delivered multiple well-received webinars focused on topics such as building effective mentorship relationships in clinical and research environments, recognizing and overcoming imposter syndrome, preparing strong curricula vitae (CVs) and cover letters, and leveraging digital networking strategies for early career research and clinical professionals.
  • Early Career Social Events at the CGC Annual Meetings: Continued hosting annual social events that provide structured networking opportunities with leaders in industry and academia, complemented by interactive activities (e.g., trivia) to foster community building.
  • Early Career Virtual Networking Events: Hosted well-attended virtual programs featuring remarks from the CGC President, the CGC Membership Committee Chair, the Co-Lead of the Geneticist Toolkit project, and early career members, enhancing engagement and leadership visibility.

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Sara Akhavandard, MD, PhD, FACMG
Committee Member
Committee Member Since: 2025

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Avinash Dharmadhikari

Avinash V. Dharmadhikari, PhD, MSc, FACMG
Chair
Committee Member Since: 2022

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Nan Jiang

Nan Jiang, PhD
Committee Member
Committee Member Since: 2022



Alaa Koleilat

Alaa Koleilat, PhD, FACMG
Committee Member
Committee Member Since: 2023

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Kilannin Krysiak

Kilannin Krysiak, PhD, FACMG
Committee Member
Committee Member Since: 2022

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Patricia Mirron

Patricia M. Miron, PhD, FACMG
Advisor
Committee Member Since: 2023



John O'Shea

John M. O'Shea, PhD
Committee Member
Committee Member Since: 2025

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Shalini C. Reshmi, PhD, FACMG
Committee Member
Committee Member Since: 2024

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Jeanine Ruggeri, PhD
Committee Member
Committee Member Since: 2022



Rebecca Smith

Rebecca Smith, PhD, FACMG
Committee Member
Committee Member Since: 2022

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Vibhuti Srivastava

Vibhuti Srivastava, PhD, MB(ASCP)CM
Committee Member
Committee Member Since: 2022

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Xiaoming Wang, PhD
Trainee Member
Committee Member Since: 2024




Niroshi Senaratne

Xinxiu (Cindy) Xu, PhD
Trainee Member
Committee Member Since: 2025

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Rodney Wiltshire

Rodney Wiltshire, PhD, DABMGG
Committee Member
Committee Member Since: 2022

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