Michele Caggana

Biography
Michele Caggana received her doctorate from the Harvard School of Public Health and completed a clinical molecular genetics fellowship at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine. She was boarded by the American Board of Medical Genetics, 1996-2025. Dr. Caggana retired from Wadsworth Center in 2025. She was the Deputy Director, Division of Genetics, Chief of the Laboratory of Human Genetics, and Director of the Newborn Screening (NBS) Program. She continues to work with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL). She is a member/past Chair of APHL’s NBS Committee and the Molecular Subcommittee. Dr. Caggana served on the federal Advisory Committee for Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children until its dissolution in 4/2025. She served on the National Advisory Child Health and Human Development Council. Dr. Caggana was funded by the NICHD, CDC, APHL and HRSA. Her career-long effort focused on molecular and genomic NBS.