Journal of Genomes and Exomes

Stephen Kingsmore is the President and CEO of the Rady Pediatric Genomic and Systems Medicine Institute, Rady Children’s Hospital, San Diego, CA. Dr. Kingsmore’s current research is focused on development of rapid whole genome sequencing for diagnosis of genetic diseases in acutely ill newborns and children and in clinical research to define the clinical utility and cost effectiveness of genome information and resultant precision care plans in a large quaternary referral children’s hospital.

Previously Dr. Kingsmore was the Executive Director of Medical Panomics and Director of the Center for Pediatric Genomic Medicine at Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO. Before that, he was the President and CEO of the National Center for Genome Resources, Santa Fe, NM. NCGR is an independent, non-profit, bioinformatics research institute, focused on improving human health and nutrition by translating bioscience research with computing and math. Previously, Dr. Kingsmore was in senior management positions in two biotechnology companies developing novel technologies for drug discovery and development: From 1999-2004, he was Chief Operating Officer of Molecular Staging Inc., New Haven, CT and Vice President of Research of CuraGen Corporation, New Haven, CT.

Before that, Dr Kingsmore was an Assistant Professor at the University of Florida in Gainesville, where he positionally cloned 5 disease genes. He has published over 140 peer-reviewed research papers. Dr. Kingsmore received a B.S. in medical microbiology from the Queen's University of Belfast with first class honors in 1982 and graduated in medicine (M.B., Ch.B., B.A.O.) from the same institution in 1985. He completed internship and residency in Internal Medicine, and a fellowship in Rheumatology, at Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA.

The Role of the Editor in Chief

The editor in chief is responsible for editorial decision-making on papers submitted to the journal.  The editor in chief is also responsible for editorial matters that include but are not limited to journal supplements, the journal's aims and scope, the editorial board and volunteer peer reviewer pool, editorial assessment of video abstracts, assignment to published papers of endorsements, and for consulting on pre-submission inquiries from authors.