Marc Tischkowitz

Marc Tischkowitz is a British medical geneticist. He is a Professor and Head of the Department of Genomic Medicine at University of Cambridge. He also works as an Honorary NHS Consultant in the East Genomic Medicine Service. He is editor-in-chief of BJC Reports. Tischkowitz researches Fanconi Anemia genes, hereditary cancer syndromes, and genomic technologies.

Education Tischkowitz completed a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery at University of Liverpool in 1993. He undertook residencies in Medical Oncology and Clinical Genetics, obtaining a Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training in Clinical Genetics. In 1999, he began doctoral studies researching chromosome breakage syndrome, fanconi anemia, gene mutations, and acute myeloid leukemia. He earned a Ph.D. from King's College, London. His 2003 dissertation was titled The role of mutations in Fanconi Anaemia genes in the aetiology of acute myeloid leukaemia and solid tissue malignancies. He is a founding member of the PALB2 Interest Group. Other areas of research include hereditary diffuse gastric cancer, small cell carcinoma of the ovary and Ataxia Telangiectasia. He also investigates methods for utilizing novel genomic technology in clinical practice.