Teodoro Jerves Serrano is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Genetics, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA. He received his MD at the Universidad de Cuenca (2013) and his Internal Medicine Residency at the Morristown Medical Center (2019). In addition, he completed his training at the National Institutes of Health in Clinical Genetics and Genomics (2021), Medical Biochemical Genetics (2022), and Clinical Biochemical Genetics (2023). He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine (2019) and the American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics, Clinical Genetics and Genomics (2021).
Jessica Gold is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. She completed her MD at the Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University and her Residency at the Pritzker School of Medicine, Division of the Biological Sciences, University of Chicago. She is also certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, American Board of Pediatrics, American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics, and American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics.
Heather J. Church studied Biology and Chemistry at Goldsmith’s College, University of London, graduating in 1987. She then studied the effects of industrial exposure to lead in the Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester, and was awarded a Ph.D. in 1991. She worked as a post-doctoral research scientist within the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Manchester from 1991–1999 with a specific interest in cell adhesion and the role of extracellular matrix in human implantation. In 1999, she took up the position of Clinical Biochemist in the Willink Metabolic Unit, now part of the Genomic Diagnostic Laboratory. Her areas of interest include the diagnosis and management of patients with inborn errors of metabolism, with specialized experience in lysosomal storage disorders. She is now a Principal Clinical Scientist at the Willink Biochemical Genetics Laboratory, St Mary’s Hospital, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK.
Sun Young Kim is an Assistant Professor at the Division of Human Genetics, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. She received her MD at Chung-Ang University and her Ph.D. at the Catholic University of Korea. She completed her Pediatric Residency at the New York Medical College, Metropolitan Hospital Center, her Pediatric Hematology-Oncology fellowship at Northwestern University, her Genetic Medicine Residency at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institute, and she trained at the National Cancer Institute for Cancer Genetics research. She is certified in Pediatrics, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, and Genetic Medicine.
Karolina Maria Stepien completed her training in Chemical Pathology and Metabolic Medicine in Greater Manchester. She trained at the Willink Biochemical Genetics Unit in Manchester, Adult Inherited Metabolic Diseases Departments in Salford, and Queen's Square in London. She worked in the National Centre for Inherited Metabolic Diseases in Dublin, and in 2018, she joined the Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust team as a Consultant in Adult Metabolic Medicine. She is an Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Manchester. Her special interests include inherited metabolic diseases (IMD), endocrinology, and transitioning from pediatric to adult care. She has clinical responsibilities in both general metabolic and lysosomal storage disorders.
