Eli S. Williams

Eli S. Williams, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Pathology at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. He serves as Director of Genomics and Cytogenomics and specializes in clinical cytogenetics for cancer and constitutional diseases.

• Education: PhD in Molecular Cell Biology (Colorado State University), Postdoctoral Fellowship (Moffitt Cancer Center), Clinical Cytogenetics Fellowship (Emory University), Molecular Genetics Fellowship (Emory University)

Dr. Williams' research focuses on telomere biology in genomic stability, genotype-phenotype correlations, DNA repair mechanisms, and genomic technology implementation. His work bridges basic science with clinical diagnostics.

His publications highlight advancements in cytogenetic techniques (CO-FISH/SKY-FISH), array platform validation, telomere dysfunction, and radiation response in glioblastoma. He has contributed to clinical guidelines for copy number variation interpretation.