Bionano Genomics, Inc. announced that Dr. Alka Chaubey, PhD, FACMG, will join Bionano as its first Chief Medical Officer, effective August 31, 2020. Dr. Chaubey is well known throughout the molecular diagnostics and cytogenetics communities for her contributions to innovation directed toward improving patient outcomes by making the clinical testing process more efficient and more effective. Dr. Chaubey comes to Bionano with almost 20 years of scientific and clinical experience, including at PerkinElmer, where she currently serves as the Head of Cytogenomics for PerkinElmer Genomics and for Vanadis. She holds an academic appointment as the Scientific Director of the Georgia Esoteric and Molecular Laboratory, Scientific Director of the Cytogenetics Laboratory of the Augusta University Medical Center and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Pathology of the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University.