CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Knome Inc., the human genome interpretation company, announced today that a leading clinical geneticist, Heidi Rehm, PhD, has joined the companys scientific advisory board.

Dr. Rehm is highly respected and influential figure in clinical genomics, said Martin Tolar, MD, PhD, Chief Executive Officer of Knome. We are very pleased to welcome Dr. Rehm to our scientific advisory board and look forward to her guidance as we deploy our informatics and interpretation technology into the clinic.

Dr. Rehm is a board-certified clinical geneticist who is currently Chief Laboratory Director of theLaboratory for Molecular Medicine at Partners HealthCare Center for Personalized Genetic Medicine as well as Assistant Professor of Pathology and Director of the Clinical Molecular Genetics Training Program at Harvard Medical School. Her research focuses on the rapid translation of new genetic discoveries into clinical tests and on bringing novel technologies and software systems into molecular diagnostics to support the integration of genetics into clinical use. Dr. Rehm also conducts research on hearing loss, Usher syndrome, cardiomyopathy and the use of information technology in enabling personalized medicine. She received a PhD in Genetics from Harvard University and conducted postdoctoral work in Neurobiology, followed by a fellowship at Harvard Medical School in Clinical Molecular Genetics.

Knome has assembled a first-class team of scientific, engineering, and business leadersall focused on tackling a challenging but critically important missionthe interpretation of human genomes for medical and biological relevance, said Dr. Rehm. I am pleased to join Knomes scientific advisory board and look forward to guiding the company as it pursues this mission.

Heidi Rehm joins other members of Knomes scientific advisory board:

About Knome

Knome Inc. (www.knome.com) is a leading provider of human genome interpretation software and services. Clients use our innovative solutions to identify the genetic basis of disease, tumor growth, and drug response. Designed to accelerate the process of interpreting whole genomes and enable the clinical application of genomic findings, Knomes technologies are helping to pave the healthcare industrys transition to molecular-based, personalized medicine.

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Knome Appoints Heidi L. Rehm, PhD, to Scientific Advisory Board

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