Principal researchers

Lisa Cannon Albright, Ph.D
lisa@genepi.med.utah.edu
Dr. Albright is a professor in the Department of Medical Informatics. She is Principal Investigator of our current NIH grant for collection and linkage study of high-risk Utah melanoma pedigrees. She was also PI of previous melanoma grants which created the current Utah pedigree set used to map and study p16.

Sancy A. Leachman, M.D., Ph.D.
sancy.leachman@hci.utah.edu
Dr. Leachman is a dermatologist and molecular biologist who serves as a Co-investigator for the current NIH project. She is also medical and scientific director of the Tom C. Mathews Jr. Familial Melanoma Research Clinic, the grant’s primary clinical resource.

John J. Zone, M.D.
zone@derm.med.utah.edu
Dr. Zone is the Chair of the Department of Dermatology at the University of Utah School of Medicine. He is a Co-investigator on the current project and was a PI of previous melanoma pedigree studies.

Nicola J Camp, Ph.D.
nicki@genepi.med.utah.edu
Dr. Camp is an Associate Professor in the Department of Medical Informatics. She is a genetic epidemiologist with significant experience in linkage and association studies of multiple different disease phenotypes. She provides oversight for all genetic analysis activities on our current grant.

Scott Florell, M.D.
scott@ultraderm.med.utah.edu
Dr. Florell is a dermatologist and dermatopathologist with a K23 award to investigate the nevus phenotype in high-risk melanoma kindreds through the Familial Melanoma Research Clinic at the Huntsman Cancer Institute.

Laurence Meyer, M.D., Ph.D.
Meyer@derm.med.utah.edu
Dr. Meyer is a dermatologist, geneticist, and geriatrician who has been involved in familial melanoma research since the 1980s. He participates in the Familial Melanoma Research Clinic.

Sancy Leachman, M.D., Ph.D
Associate Professor of Dermatology and Director, Melanoma and Cutaneous Oncology Program at Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah.

Lisa G. Aspinwall, Ph.D
Associate Professor in Psychology: Lisa is interested in how to provide genetic test results to patients in a way that will improve outcome in this high-risk population.

Pamela Cassidy, Ph.D
Assistant Professor in Medicinal Chemistry and Dermatology and Leachman Lab Director

Wendy Kohlmann, MS, CGC
Genetic Counselor: Wendy Kohlmann is a licensed genetic counselor providing clinical genetic services and coordination of genetic testing. Her research interests focus on the psychosocial outcomes of genetic testing and evaluating methods for improving identification of high risk patients and providing genetic risk assessment and counseling.

Kristina Heintz, BA (Psychology), BSN, RN
Research Nurse

Wendy McKenney, BS Psychology
Clinical Study Assistant

Emily Bullough, BA English and Mass Communication
Clinical Study Assistant

Ryan Jackson, BS Honors with Biology Major and Chemistry Minor
Data Entry Specialist

Brad Graham, BS Biology
Lab Specialist

Cody Green, BS Biology
Lab Technician

Gregg Wood, Bachelor’s Degree
Study Coordinator

Michelle Judd
Administrative Assistant

Barbara Fricke
Volunteer – Clinic

Betty Chamberlain
Volunteer – Data Entry and Clinic Preparation