Biographical summary
Linda Hasadsri, M.D., Ph.D., is the Director of the Molecular Technologies Laboratory in the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic. She completed her MS in Genetic Counseling at California State University Northridge, followed by dual MD & PhD degrees at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and finally two fellowships in Clinical Biochemical and Clinical Molecular Genetics at Mayo Clinic Rochester. She has since worked at Mayo as a board-certified clinical laboratory director. Her areas of expertise include mitochondrial disease, cystic fibrosis, hemoglobinopathies, hereditary epigenomics, expanded carrier screening, clinical test development, and the laboratory diagnosis of inborn errors of metabolism.
Interests
Laboratory diagnosis of and/or genetic testing for:
- Mitochondrial diseases
- Other inborn errors of metabolism
- Cystic fibrosis
- Hemoglobinopathies
- Imprinting disorders (e.g., Beckwith-Wiedemann, Silver Russell, Prader-Willi, and Angelman syndromes)
- Hereditary neuropathies
- Hereditary neuromuscular disorders
- Hereditary causes of Parkinson's disease
- Hereditary hearing loss
- Diagnostic odyssey cases
Mayo Clinic locations
Education
- 2015
FellowClinical Molecular Genetics, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
- 2015
Fellow - Clinical Genetics MolecularMayo Clinic
- 2014
ResidentClinical Biochemical Genetics, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
- 2014
Fellow - Clinical Biochemical GeneticsMayo Clinic
- 2012
MDUniversity of Illinois College of Medicine
- 2008
PhD - Cell and Developmental BiologyUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- 2001
MS - Genetic CounselingCalifornia State University Northridge
- 1999
BA - Biological AnthropologyUniversity of California Berkeley
Activities and honors
Awards and honors
- 2014
Travel GrantOxalosis & Hyperoxaluria Foundation
- 2014
Richard Marshall Education AwardAssociation for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (formerly American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- 2014
Distinguished Abstract AwardNational Academy of Clinical Biochemistry
- 2014
Travel AwardSociety for Inherited Metabolic Disorders
- 2013
Burroughs-Wellcome AwardUnited Mitochondrial Disease Foundation
- 2012
North American Metabolic Academy ScholarshipSociety for Inherited Metabolic Disorders
- 2010
National Scholarship for WomenPhilanthropic Educational Organization (P.E.O.)
- 2009
Directory of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Their StudentsUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- 2009
Andrew Barr Scholarship for Women in MedicineUniversity of Illinois Chicago
- 2005
Paul D. Doolen Graduate Scholarship for the Study of AgingUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- 2003
Cell and Molecular Biology Training Grant (University of Illinois, PHS5T32 GM07283)National Institutes of Health
- 2003
Travel AwardThe Parkinson's Institute
- 2002
Minority Dissertation Workshop AwardNational Institute on Aging
Professional memberships
- 2018 - 2023
Advisory Committee MemberAssociation for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine (formerly American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
- 2017 - 2019
MemberGenomics Laboratory, Hereditary Section, Adult Subdiscipline
- 2017 - present
LeadGenomics Laboratory, Hereditary Section, Metabolic Subdiscipline
- 2017 - present
MemberGenomics Laboratory, Hereditary Section, Perinatal Subdiscipline
- 2017 - present
MemberGenomics Laboratory, Hereditary Section, Neurology Subdiscipline
- 2017 - present
MemberPrenatal Translational Research Ethics & Education (P-TREE) Committee
- 2017 - 2018
MemberCenter for Individualized Medicine, GeneGuide Medical Team
- 2017 - present
MemberClinical Genome Resource (ClinGen) Expert Panel on Hearing Loss
- 2016 - present
ChairDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Molecular Technologies Working Group
- 2016 - 2018
ChairDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Hereditary Laboratory Oversight Team
- 2016 - present
ChairDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, SOFT Molecular System Oversight Committee
- 2016 - present
MemberDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Prenatal Disease-Oriented Group (DOG)
- 2016 - present
MemberDepartment of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Neurology Disease-Oriented Group (DOG)
- 2013 - present
MemberdisABILITY Mayo Employee Resource Group
- 2013 - present
MemberAmerican Association of Clinical Chemistry
- 2012 - present
MemberSociety of Inherited Metabolic Disease
- 1999 - 2001
MemberNational Society of Genetic Counselors
- 1995 - present
MemberThai Physicians Association of America
Publications