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Leena Ala-Kokko, M.D., Ph.D.

President and Director of Research, Development and Technology

Dr. Ala-Kokko is a leading authority in the molecular biology of connective tissue disorders, and has more than twenty-five years of research experience in the field.  She has published more than one hundred forty scientific articles and has been invited to present her work throughout the United States, Europe and Asia.  During her career, Dr. Ala-Kokko has held concurrent full professorships at universities in the United States and in Europe. She has received 15 grants and has mentored 18 students through their doctoral thesis studies.  Dr. Ala-Kokko is the recipient of numerous prestigious science awards and professional merits.

Dr. Ala-Kokko is responsible for research, development and technology at CTGT, and oversees the design of all tests performed by the organization.

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James Hyland, M.D., Ph.D.

CEO and Medical Director

Dr. Hyland has board certifications in anatomical pathology, clinical pathology, and hematopathology. He has completed two postdoctoral fellowships in laboratories focused on the molecular biology of connective tissue and has worked as a hematopathologist, a clinical pathologist and as the director of a connective tissue diagnostic laboratory in an academic institution.  Dr. Hyland serves as the medical director of CTGT.

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