Kristin K. Deeb, PhD, DABMG, is an associate professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Emory University School of Medicine. She serves as medical director of the cytogenetics laboratory and as attending assistant director of the molecular diagnostics laboratory at Emory Medical Laboratory. She also serves as laboratory director for Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments licensure, part of the Emory Integrated Genomics Core at Emory University School of Medicine.
Dr. Deeb is a member of the Cell and Molecular Biology Research Program at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University.
Education
She earned her PhD in molecular pharmacology and cancer therapeutics from the University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Roswell Park Division. She completed her postdoctoral fellowship in the Laboratory of Cell Biology and Genetics at the National Cancer Institute’s Center for Cancer Research in Bethesda, Maryland. She holds dual board certifications in clinical molecular genetics and clinical cytogenetics from the American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics.
Titles & Roles
Associate Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Emory University School of Medicine
Medical Director, Cytogenetics Laboratory
Emory Medical Laboratory
Assistant Medical Director (Attending), Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory
Dr. Deeb’s research focuses on advancing genomic diagnostics for hematologic malignancies and solid tumors. She has led the development and implementation of next-generation sequencing panels for myeloid neoplasms and solid tumors, introduced novel FISH probes and provided medical oversight of high-complexity cancer assays. Her work centers on integrating genomic, epigenomic and phenotypic data to refine cancer diagnosis, prognosis and therapy selection, with particular interest in methylation-based diagnostics for CNS tumors and multi-omics approaches. Her goal is to enhance the precision, efficiency and accessibility of cancer testing while designing evidence-based algorithms and educational strategies that improve patient outcomes.
