Benjamin W. Darbro
The University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, USA
Biography
Ben Darbro obtained his M.D. and Ph.D. in 2007 from the University of Iowa. His thesis research examined mechanisms of human epithelial cell immortalization and p16INK4a induced telomere-independent senescence. Following a residency in Clinical Pathology and fellowship training in Molecular Genetic Pathology, he joined the Pediatrics Department at the University of Iowa and assumed Directorship of the Shivanand R. Patil Cytogenetics and Molecular Laboratory. His research utilizes sophisticated genomic methodologies to discover genetic determinants of intellectual disability/cognitive developmental delay as well as recurrent genomic aberrations in neuroendocrine tumors that can aid in diagnosis, prognosis, and therapeutic decision making