Laboratory
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Sue Brokken, CLSClinical Laboratory Scientist |
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Hing Chung, CLSClinical Laboratory Scientist |
Hing Chung joined the UHS Laboratory team in 2020. Prior to joining UHS, Hing was working in a toxicology laboratory. He received his BS in Chemistry from UC Berkeley and enjoys traveling and jogging. Additional Languages: Cantonese |
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Maria DeSousa, JD, MPA, CLSClinical Laboratory Scientist |
Maria Cecilia DeSousa joined the UHS Laboratory team in 2018. She received her BS from California State University, Sacramento, her MPA from the University of San Francisco, and her JD from Lincoln Law School. Maria previously worked for the Sonoma Developmental Center, a facility near Glen Ellen that caters to individuals with developmental disabilities. She currently works at California Department of Public Health in Richmond, California in newborn genetic testing performing, reviewing, and releasing highly specialized genetic testing in newborns. Additionally, Maria is an associate assistant professor at Dominican University of California in San Rafael. She has a special clinical interest in understanding the root cause of disease. Maria enjoys hiking, walking, listening to music, and traveling. Until recently, she served on the International Health Committee for Business and Professional Women and featured an article for the organization about the COVID-19 pandemic in the US. |
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Jody GordonLaboratory Assistant |
Jody Gordon joined the UHS Laboratory team in 2016. She previously worked as a phlebotomist/lab technician at Contra Costa Regional Medical Center. Jody enjoys hiking with family and friends, camping, and spending time outdoors. |
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Abbey Hartland, CLSClinical Laboratory Scientist |
Abbey joined the UHS Laboratory team in 2021. She previously worked at UCSF Mission Bay’s hematology lab tracking leukemias and red cell disorders. Abbey received her BS in Molecular/Cell Biology from Humboldt State and she wears her summa cum designation with pride. She enjoys writing about science, dancing ballet, and spending time with her boyfriend army. |
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Lisa Martell, CLSClinical Laboratory Scientist |
Lisa Argento Martell joined the UHS Laboratory team in 2017. She's worked in various roles throughout her career as a clinical laboratory scientist. While living outside of Philadelphia, Lisa did high throughput screening for anti-viral compounds. Seeking a warmer environment, she moved to the Bay Area in 2003. At that point, Lisa worked as a senior scientist in biotech doing antibody assay development and validation including a neutralizing antibody assay for which she holds a patent. She then went to UCSF to help establish a clinical lab for solid tumor molecular testing. Her hobbies include hiking and travel. |
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Caryll Pineda, MLS(ASCP)CMLaboratory Manager |
Caryll Pineda joined the UHS Laboratory team in 2021. Prior to joining UHS, Caryll worked at UCSF’s Clinical Cancer Genomics Laboratory as a clinical laboratory scientist specialist where she performed molecular testing that included the following: targeted gene sequencing, microsatellite instability testing and fragment analysis, fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), and next-generation sequencing (NGS). With her years of experience not only as a CLS, but also in training molecular fellows and residents, Caryll considers herself to be an expert in solid tumor and blood and body fluid tissue extraction and DNA quantitation. Caryll also previously worked as a generalist CLS at the Kaiser Permanente Richmond Medical Center where she performed transfusion services, hematology and hemostasis, chemistry and urinalysis, and light microbiology. Afterwards, she transferred to the Bacteriology Department at the Kaiser Berkeley Regional Laboratories where she worked alongside some of the best and brightest public health microbiologists and CLS in the area. Caryll witnessed firsthand just how much dedication and care they put into the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Caryll received her BS in Biology with a concentration in Microbiology and earned her graduate certificate in Clinical Laboratory Science at SFSU. A Bay Area native, she’s an avid sports fan (GO Niners, Giants, and Warriors)!!! Caryll is devoted to her 93-year-old grandmother and tries to coax stories from her about the old days of her youth and her large family. She loves learning about languages and cultures that are not of her own, movies, music, food, and dogs. Publications: DNA Genotyping of Nonmolar Donor Egg Pregnancies With Abnormal Villous Morphology: Allele Zygosity Patterns Prevent Misinterpretation as Complete Hydatidiform Mole. Joseph, Nancy M. M.D., Ph.D.; Pineda, Caryll MLS(ASCP)CM; Rabban, Joseph T. M.D. M.P.H. International Journal of Gynecological Pathology, March 2017. |
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Chevy SmithLaboratory Assistant |
UHS Laboratory Assistant Chevy received her medical assistant certificate and fast response CPT 1 at Merritt College. She enjoys baking, sewing, working on DIY projects, and hanging out with friends and family. |
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Shayna ThomasLaboratory Assistant |