Dr. Vera Lattier received her PhD in molecular and cellular biology from Oregon State University, Corvallis, and her master’s degree in pathology from National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan. She completed post-doctoral training at the National Cancer Institute, National Institute of Health, Bethesda, MD. Before joining Labcorp, she worked as a research and development scientist in drug discovery and assay development. She has discovered several genetic biomarkers associated to disease prognosis and published numerous scientific articles in international journals.

Dr. Megan Shaffer completed her PhD in microbiology and immunology at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, and continued post-doctoral training at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans. Dr. Shaffer holds a certificate of qualification from the New York State Department of Health to act as a laboratory director in the categories of histocompatibility, transplant monitoring, forensic identity and parentage/identity testing. She is board certified as an associate of the American College of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ACHI).

Dr. Ruth Koester is a fellow of the American College of Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ACHI), and she is a member of American Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics (ASHI), the European Federation for Immunogenetics (EFI) and the World Marrow Donor Association (WMDA). She earned a BS from Cornell University and a PhD in Genetics from North Carolina State University.

As a Nurse Practitioner, Kathleen provided direct patient care for 5 years and also participated in clinical research and as a Director of medical staff in HIV and infectious disease private practice settings.