Thomas Chu

Thomas Chu is an experienced Associate Scientist II at the New York Genome Center since January 2023, previously holding the role of Associate Scientist I. Prior experience includes working as a GMP Technician I at Weill Cornell Medicine, where responsibilities involved manufacturing and quality control of gene therapy products adhering to cGMP standards. Thomas's background also encompasses research as a Technician at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, focusing on detecting novel gene fusions in sarcomas and mesenchymal tumors, and serving as a Quality Control Technician II at Thermo Fisher Scientific, managing various testing and quality assurance procedures. Academic qualifications consist of a Bachelor's degree in Biology from Cornell University, where initial research experience with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi was gained. Additional experience includes customer service as a Grocery Cashier at Wegmans Food Markets.