Sharon Aufox, MS, CGC

Instructor of Genetic Counseling
Research Coordinator, NUgene Project
Center for Genetic Medicine
Feinberg School of Medicine

Faculty Biography:
Sharon joined the Center for Genetic Medicine as a Research Coordinator for the NUgene Project in 2002. She obtained her Bachelor of Arts in Biology with a minor in Anthropology/Sociology from Lafayette College in 1992 and a Master of Science degree from the Genetic Counseling program at Sarah Lawrence College in 1996. She was board certified in Genetic Counseling by the American Board of Genetic Counseling in 1996. Following graduation, Sharon worked as a genetic counselor at Wake Forest University Medical Center in North Carolina in the prenatal and pediatric genetic clinics, and coordinated the Maternal Serum Screening Program. Originally from the Chicago area, Sharon returned to Illinois in 2000 to work as a genetic counselor in Rockford Memorial Hospital’s Department of Maternal Fetal Medicine’s Hoffman Estates and Elgin satellite clinics. Sharon has performed informed consent for numerous genetic research projects and genetic testing protocols throughout her genetic counseling training and career. Prior to her career as a genetic counselor, Sharon worked as laboratory technician in both genetic research and genetic diagnostic laboratories. She is very interested in educating others about genetics and has taught medical students while at Wake Forest University Medical Center. Sharon is a faculty member of the Northwestern University Graduate Program in Genetic Counseling, where she co-teaches the research course, instructs clinical research rotations and mentors student research projects. Sharon is also interested in genetics and public health.