Foster networking, collaboration, knowledge exchange, and professional development among clinical practitioners directly involved in the implementation and practice of pharmacogenomics.
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EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Chair
Lauren Lemke, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacist Specialist
Brown University Health, Providence, RI, USA
Dr. Lauren Lemke oversees the implementation of pharmacogenomics at Brown University Health and is an adjunct clinical assistant professor at the University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy . She completed a PGY2 clinical pharmacogenomics residency at the University of Florida and has earned certificates in implementation science, teaching, and leadership . Dr. Lemke is passionate about ensuring equitable access to PGx and empowering patients, providers, and health systems to use PGx responsibly.
LLemke@brownhealth.org
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Chair-Elect
Jenny Nguyen, PharmD, APh, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacogenomics Specialist
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
I am a clinical pharmacogenomics specialist at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles . As part of my role, I help expand pharmacogenomic testing across the health sys tem and integration of these results into electronic health records . My research activities are focused on clinical implementation.
jennguyen@chla.usc.edu
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Secretary
Courtney Paetznick, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacogenomics Specialist
Children’s Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Courtney Paetznick, PharmD, is a clinical pharmacogenomics specialist at Children’s Minnesota . She earned her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy and completed both a PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency and a PGY-2 Clinical Pharmacogenomics Residency at Children's Minnesota . Her professional interests focus on pharmacogenomics in pediatric psychiatry, pain man agement, and promoting health equity through pharmacogenomic initiatives.
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International Coordinator
Maud Maillard (ORCID Profile)
Clinical Pharmacogenomics Specialist
Oncopole-Claudius Regaud, Pharmacology Lab, Toulouse, France
I am a clinical pharmacist and pharmacogenomics specialist at Oncopole-Claudius Regaud in Toulouse, France . We offer pharmacogenomics-guided dosi ng using an in-house PGx sequencing panel and routinely perform therapeutic drug monitoring for cytotoxics and small-molecule inhibitors . Our research activities are closely integrated with our cl inical practice, and we mainly contribute to studies that aimed at evaluating how patient characteristics influence response to anticancer therapies.
maillard.maud@iuct-oncopole.fr
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Membership Coordinator
Halle Brady, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacogenomics Pharmacist
Sanford Health / Sanford Imagenetics, Sioux Falls, SD, USA
Dr. Brady completed her PGY-2 residency in Clinical Pharmacogenomics in Sioux Falls, SD with Sanford Health and upon completion accepted a position with the PGx team . Halle educates patients on pharmacogenomics (PGx) results and com municates and interprets results to both patients and providers . Halle is committed t o clinical pharmacogenomics implementation and advocating for patient safety.
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Member at Large
Amanda Elchynski, PharmD, BCPS
Pharmacy Clinical Coordinator, Pharmacogenomics (PGx)
Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock, AR, USA
Dr. Amanda Elchynski is the Clinical Pharmacogenomics Coordinator at Arkansas Children’s Hospital, where she develops and maintains clinical decision support to ols, provides pharmacogen omic result interpretation in collaboration with the clinical laboratory, and leads system-wide clinical implementation efforts . She teaches and precepts pharmacy students and residents in pharmacogenomics.
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Member at Large
Danielle Miller, PharmD, BCPPS
Cook Children’s Medical Center, Fort Worth, TX, USA
Danielle graduated from the University of Florida College of Pharmacy and completed both her PGY1 and PGY2 Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Residency at Cook Children’s Medical Center. She then served as the Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Specialist at AdventHealth for Children. In 2025, she returned to Cook Children’s where she now serves as the Pharmacogenomics Pharmacy Specialist, implementing precision medicine strategies to personalize therapy and optimize medication use in pediatric patients.
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Member at Large
Benjamin Duong, PharmD
Clinical Pharmacogenomics Service Manager
Nemours Children’s Health, Delaware Valley, DE, USA
Dr. Benjamin Duong earned his PharmD from the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, completed a PGY1 Hospital Pharmacy with Memorial Hospital Miramar in Miramar, Florida, and his PGY2 Clinical Pharmacogenomics residency at the University of Florida. He currently leads the implementation of pharmacogenomics across Nemours Children's Health, a multistate institution with hospitals and clinics in Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Florida. Dr. Duong implemented the Nemours Clinical Pharmacogenomics Service which includes developing an in-house pharmacogenomic panel with the Molecular Diagnostic Laboratory, integrating pharmacogenetic clinical decision support into the electronic medical records, providing clinical recommendations, and educating patients and health care professionals regarding pharmacogenomics. He has published over two dozen papers in pharmacogenomics, with a focus on implementation practices.
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The primary purpose of the Clinical Practice SIG is to enhance implementation and practice of clinical PGx for the benefit of patients.
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The exchange of ideas and materials among members shall be done in good faith and respectfully.
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SIG members shall actively engage with the SIG by sharing their experience and/or ideas.
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Unless expressly stated by the author, any materials shared are for reference and are not to be redistributed or repurposed.
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Inclusion of any materials made available through the SIG in member presentations or publications must be credited to the SIG.
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Protect patient privacy by adhering to HIPAA and avoiding disclosure of any protected health information.
MEMBERSHIP
Apply to be a member [HERE].
Membership Tiers
Limited Members: members whose primary professional role is with a commercial entity that offers services or products targeting clinical PGx practice. This includes, but is not limited to, employees of commercial laboratories, PGx annotation software, and PGx clinical decision support software. Limited members will be unable to attend Coffee Talks, access select materials, or access the SIG's online forum.
Full Members: members who do not meet the criteria for limited membership. Unrestricted access to events and resources generated by the SIG.
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