Faculty Biography

Janice Smith

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Education:

BS, Biology: University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama

PhD., Biology: University of Alabama in Birmingham, Alabama

N.I.H. Postdoctoral Fellowship: Department of Medical Genetics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana

Clinical and Research Interests:

1. Clinical Implications of Chromosome Abnormalities
2. Resident and Student Education

Publications (selected):

• ABSTRACTS:

• J.L. Smith, J.B. Redman, A.A. Reiter, and S.W. Cheung. True mosaicism for a tetraploid cell line in two consecutive pregnancies. Poster presentation, 3rd Joint Clinical Genetics Meeting, 1996.
• S.W. Cheung, L.G. Shaffer, C.S. Richards, J.L. Smith, J.B. Redman, and D.L. Riconda. Prenatal diagnosis of a fetus with a homologous Robertsonian translocation of chromosomes 15. Poster presentation, 3rd Joint Clinical Genetics Meeting, 1996.
• J.L. Smith, S.W. Cheung, R.W. Staub and A. Faucett. Identification of mosaicism for a small Y marker chromosome cell line by F.I.S.H. Am J Hum Genet 59:A330, 1996. Poster presentation, 1996 American Society of Human Genetics Meeting.
• S.W. Cheung, P. Hsu, J.L. Smith, and D.M. Mischlich. Multi-color F.I.S.H. to study mosaicism for X chromosome aneuploidy. Am J Hum Genet 59:A114, 1996. Poster presentation, 1996 American Society of Human Genetics Meeting.
• J.L. Smith, J.B. Redman, S.W. Cheung. Aneusomy of Chromosome 8 in Hematological Disorders. Am J Hum Genet 63:A87, 1998. Poster presentation, 1998 American Society of Human Genetics Meeting.
• S.W. Cheung, C.M. Lese, J.L. Smith, D.A. Kass, C.G. Hatjis, J.C. Sawyer, D.H. Ledbetter. Cytogenetic and FISH analysis in two prenatal cases with half cryptic chromosome rearrangements involving a terminal 2q37 deletion. Am J Hum Genet 65:A174, 1999. Poster presentation, 1999 American Society of Human Genetics Meeting.
• S.W. Cheung, J.L. Smith. Confirmation studies of 80 cases in which Level II or Level III mosaicism was detected by prenatal diagnosis. Am J Hum Genet 67:4(S2) 416, 2000. Poster presentation, 2000 American Society of Human Genetics Meeting.
• Chenyi Zhou, Jennifer Thompson, Janice L. Smith, Peng Huang, David Gershenson, Elvio G. Silva, Jinsong Liu. Characterization of an ovarian cancer cell line with a BRCA1 germline mutation. Poster presentation at 53rd Annual Symposium on Fundamental Cancer Research - Genetic Mechanisms in Cancer, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, November 2000.
• J.L. Smith, J.P. Cook. The use of sub-telomere FISH and paint probes to clarify the origin of derivative chromosomes in bone marrow studies. Submitted for poster presentation at 2002 American Society of Human Genetics Meeting.
• C.L. Wicklund, J. Smith, M. Ramirez, M.J. Gambello. Prenatal diagnosis and natural history of mosaic fragile 2q11.2. Poster presentation at 2005 American College of Medical Genetics Meeting.
• PAPERS:
• L.E. Peterson, Z.E. Dreyer, S.E. Plon, J.L. Smith, A.D. Weinberg, P.L. McCarthy. Design and analysis of epidemiological studies of excess cancer among children exposed to Chernobyl radionuclides. Stem Cells 15(suppl 2):211-230, 1997.
• Pamela L. Plotner, Janice L. Smith, and Hope Northrup. Trisomy 20q caused by der(4)t(4;20)(q35;q13.1): Report of a new case and review of the literature. Am J Med Genet 111:71-75, 2002.
• Pamela L. Plotner, Janice L. Smith, and Hope Northrup. Deletion 12q: A second patient with 12q24.31q24.32 deletion. Am J Med Genet 118A:350-352, 2003.
• Presentations:
• INVITED SPEAKER: Department of Pathology Grand Rounds, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, December, 2002. Topic: Chromosome 12 Abnormalities in Leukemia and Lymphoma: Molecular and Conventional Cytogenetics
• First Annual Texas Genetic Symposium, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, April 24, 2004 Topic: Prenatal Diagnosis: Cytogenetics in the 21st Century
• M.D. Anderson Review Course for Cytogenetic Technologists. Summer of 2004, 2005, 2006 Topic: Clinical Implications of Chromosome Abnormalities

 

Location & Contact

6431 Fannin Street
MSB 3.020
Houston, Texas 77030
713-500-5757 (Voice)

Faculty Biography

• Janice Smith
  Associate Professor
• Department of Pediatrics
  Division of Medical Genetics
• University of Texas-Houston Medical School
  6431 Fannin Street, MSB
  Houston, Texas 77030
• Laboratory Director
  Dynagene/LabCorp
  7400 Fannin, Suite 1200
  Houston, TX 77054
• phone: (713) 798-9500
  fax: (713) 798-9595
  e-mail: smitj3@ labcorp.com