Kathryn H. Shows

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Education

• Ph.D. Vision Science and Medical Genetics, University of Alabama Birmingham, AL
• M.S. Biometry and Human Genetics, Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans, LA
• B.S. Biochemistry, University of Southern Mississippi

Research and Service

• Characterization of the LZTS2 gene involved in ovarian cancer
• Use of genomic microhaplotyping in genealogy of descendants of formerly enslaved people (collaboration with Dr. Cheryl Mango in History and HBCU Studies)
• Design to Data (D2D) undergraduate research protein engineering program sponsored by UC Davis
• Digital Learning Committee, American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG)
• American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Select Publications

• https://orcid.org/my-orcid?orcid=0000-0001-5392-6315