Current Fellow

Ben Kang

Ben Kang

Dr. Benjamin Kang is a current LGG fellow at the University of Michigan Medical School Department of Pediatrics Division of Pediatric Genetics, Metabolism and Genomic Medicine. Dr. Kang received a doctorate degree in cellular molecular medicine from the Johns Hopkin University School of Medicine in 2017. His research is focused on understanding the genetics etiology underpinning of human diseases. he is interested in identifying novel disease-associated genes using molecular genetics and cytogenetic technology and how the genomic and epigenomic information intersect and apply into clinical genetic testing to improve the diagnostic yield and to reduce the uncertainty of genomic variants. Dr. Kang also serves as a committee member of several professional societies including the American Society of Human Genetics, the American College of Medical Genetics. He loves traveling, hiking, and sports.