Rodrigo F. Chuaqui, M.D.

Dr. Rodrigo Chuaqui obtained the MD degree at Catholic University, Santiago, Chile (1988). He completed Surgical Pathology training at the Catholic University, Santiago, Chile in 1992. He joined the NCI’s Lab of Pathology in 2000, developing high-throughput molecular techniques in human tissue samples, including laser capture microdissection. Dr Chuaqui joined the Cancer Diagnosis Program in 2009, Pathology Investigation and Resources Branch. He is the Primary Program Director for the Cooperative Human Tissue Network (CHTN), as well as a Program Director for the Innovative Molecular Analysis Technologies (IMAT) program, Biospecimen Arm. He also does quality assessment of histological samples for the Clinical Pharmacodynamic (PD) Biomarkers Program. He is a member of the ISBER Biospecimen Science Working Group.