Tran Thi Thanh Huyen, PhD

Tran Thi Thanh Huyen, PhD

Tran Thi Thanh Huyen, PhD

 

Roles

Director of Medical Genetics Department

Specialties

  • Medical Genetics

Workplace


Services

  • Performing genetic testings to support diagnosis; prognosis; treatment responses; and risk evaluation for diseases (Cancers; cardiovasscular diseases; rare diseases; assisted reproduction; ObGen; and Health check)
  • Consulting in solution and strategy for genetic testing methods
  • Genetic counselling and specialized training for medical genetics

  • 1997-1998: Hanoi Medical University
  • 1998-2002: Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Science – Monash University (Victoria, Australia)
  • 2007: Master degree in Molecular biology – Vrije Universitiet Brussel (Belgium)
  • 2013: Doctor of phylosophy in Bioscience engineering and Immunology – Vrije Universitiet Brussel (Belgium)
  • 2015: Specialized training in DNA typing for missing persons (International Commission of Missing person – ICMP)
  • 2016: Specialized training in Forensic DNA typing (DNA Identification Delaware Military Bases – Millitary Health System – USA)
  • 2022: Specialized training in Genetics councelling in cancer (Hochiminh University of Medicine and Pharmacy)

  • 2000- 2001: Research assistant – Prince Henry’s Institute of Medical research – Monash Medical Center – Australia.
  • 2002 – 2005: Researcher – Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology.
  • 2007 – 2014: Research fellow and research assistant – Antwerp Institute of Tropical Medicine (Belgium)
  • 2014 – 2019: Deputy director – DNA Identification center – Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology
  • 2015 – 2019: Lecturer – Hanoi University of Science and Technology (USTH) – Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology
  • 2017- 2019: Vice-head of Molecular biology department- Academy of Science and Technology
  • 2020-current: Director of Vimec Medical Genetics Department

  • 10 international publications
  • 02 prominent presentations selected for World congress of HIV/AIDS Association
  • Other national and regional publications and presentations

  • National finalist for Women in Science Award 2020 (USAID – ASEAN)
  • Merit medal for Outstanding service by USA Millitary Health System.

  • Member of Cancer Genomics Consortium
  • Expert panelist iLead network