Parlow, Julia
Phd
Academic Rank(s): Clinical Instructor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UBC
Clinical InstructorAffiliation(s): Vancouver General Hospital
Clinical Interests: Cancer genomics, cytogenetics, hematological malignancies, laboratory diagnostics
Dr. Julia Parlow is a Clinical Instructor in the Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine at UBC and a Lab Scientist (Genome Analyst) at Vancouver General Hospital. She completed her PhD in Cell & Developmental Biology at UBC, where she trained and mentored undergraduate researchers and taught in Biochemistry. Her current work focuses on cancer genomics, cytogenetics, and laboratory diagnostics, with active projects applying next-generation sequencing to hematologic malignancies and low-pass whole-genome sequencing to refine adult-type diffuse glioma diagnosis.
Academic Background
- PhD, Cell & Developmental Biology, University of British Columbia, 2024
- BSc (Hons), Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, University of British Columbia, 2017
Awards and Recognition
Publications
Research Interest
- Cancer genomics and cytogenetics
- Next-generation sequencing in hematologic malignancies
- Low-pass whole-genome sequencing for CNS tumor classification
- Translational laboratory diagnostics and assay implementation
- Scientific communication and knowledge translation
Current Projects In My Lab Include
Teaching Interest
Mentoring undergraduate adn MD students