Heidi Rehm
About Heidi Rehm
Heidi Rehm serves as the Chief Genomics Officer at Massachusetts General Hospital and holds positions as Co-Director of Medical and Population Genetics and Medical Director of the Clinical Sequencing Platform at the Broad Institute.
Work at Broad Institute
Heidi Rehm serves as Co-Director of Medical and Population Genetics and Medical Director of the Clinical Sequencing Platform at the Broad Institute. She has held this position since 2015. In her role, she focuses on advancing the understanding of genetic contributions to health and disease through innovative sequencing technologies and population genetics research.
Current Role at Massachusetts General Hospital
Since 2018, Heidi Rehm has been the Chief Genomics Officer at the Center for Genomic Medicine and the Department of Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital. Her work involves integrating genomic data into clinical practice to enhance patient care and contribute to the hospital's research initiatives in genomics.
Academic Background
Heidi Rehm completed her undergraduate studies in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry at Middlebury College, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree from 1989 to 1993. She then pursued further education at Harvard Medical School, obtaining a Master of Medical Sciences degree in Medical Science from 1994 to 1995. Her academic journey culminated in a PhD in Genetics from Harvard University, where she studied from 1993 to 2000.
Position at Harvard Medical School
Heidi Rehm has been a Professor of Pathology at Harvard Medical School since 2002. In this capacity, she contributes to the education of medical students and the advancement of research in the field of pathology, particularly in relation to genomics and its applications in medicine.