runnable2026-08-23
AssayIndex
Clinical test discovery with deterministic acquisition, provenance states, comparison, and public downloads.
Career record
Resume
Experience, education, credentials, methods, and selected publications.
Profile
Filippo D. Galbo
Filippo D. Galbo, CGMBS MB(ASCP)cm, is a clinical scientist and molecular technologist with experience spanning clinical genomics, molecular diagnostics, qPCR and RT-qPCR systems, hybridization-capture and amplicon NGS workflows, assay validation and verification, SOPs, technical documentation, operator training, and high-throughput testing. He is focused on scientific software, lab workflow automation, quality systems, local AI tools, and controlled human-in-the-loop tooling for regulated scientific environments.
2CGMBS / MB(ASCP)cm
5listed roles
2degrees
6research entries
Code proof
Selected systems
Case studies link the role, methods, outputs, evidence level, and current limitations.
tested2026-09-05
Local Computer Use Agent
Supervised Windows automation with OCR, recovery ladders, and operator-visible logs.
runnable2026-09-05
NGS Assay Planner
Deterministic, validation-aware NGS strategy planning with transparent tradeoffs and risk flags.
documented2026-09-05
ARUP-VistA Result Interface
Auditable HL7 result middleware with mapping, reconciliation, correction handling, and exception review.
released2026-08-15
ExoAVT
Native Android audio-visual processor with deterministic effects, reactive control, and MP4 export.
runnable2026-09-05
EntropySeq
Shannon-entropy profiler for sliding-window DNA complexity and regional composition changes.
released2026-08-15
EXOIMAGE
Private Android image-generation preview with local model execution and exact model-pack validation.
released2026-09-05
Experience
Clinical laboratory and assay development roles
June 2023 - PresentAurora, Colorado
Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center
Medical Technologist - Microbiology and Molecular Biology Laboratories
Federal clinical laboratory work across microbiology and molecular biology, with routine PCR diagnostics, women's health testing, serology, and Genexus-based DNA/RNA sequencing.
- PCR diagnostics for CT/NG, C. diff, norovirus, trichomonas, MRSA, SARS-CoV-2, and related targets
- Hologic Panther real-time qPCR workflows for BV, CV, TV, and high-risk HPV
- Reflex serology and viral-load workflows spanning syphilis, HAV, HBV, HCV, and HIV
June 2022 - September 2022Aurora, Colorado
Elevation Diagnostics
Clinical Laboratory Scientist IV - Lead Research and Development Scientist
Validation-minded R&D leadership for high-throughput SARS-CoV-2 testing, workflow documentation, and cross-functional assay development support.
- Wrote protocols, SOPs, and workflow documents for validation and verification across multiple laboratories
- Supported saliva-based high-throughput diagnostic testing for SARS-CoV-2
- Coordinated with research, regulatory, and quality teams around business and assay objectives
March 2021 - June 2022Aurora, Colorado
Summit Biolabs
Senior Medical Laboratory Scientist - R&D Lead, Liquid Biopsy Laboratory
Founding-stage CLIA startup work under pandemic pressure, combining assay development, team leadership, training, regulatory writing, and extraction-free high-throughput RT-qPCR systems.
- Helped lead testing through the Delta and Omicron waves, supporting more than 500,000 Coloradans
- Built one-step qPCR assays and methods for COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2 variants, influenza A/B, and STI targets
- Contributed to FDA EUA documentation, 510(k) support, robotics-enabled workflows, and zero-file-transfer cloud testing operations
June 2020 - March 2021Monticello, Illinois
Kirby Medical Center
Medical Technologist - Generalist, Department of Laboratory Services
Small-hospital generalist practice covering broad bench work, patient-facing testing logistics, rural COVID response, and independent workflow ownership.
- Performed routine and STAT testing across blood bank, coagulation, hematology, point of care, urinalysis, chemistry, serology, molecular diagnostics, and microbiology
- Created patient-care workflow for a community coronavirus testing program and independently operated a satellite collection/testing clinic
- Handled phlebotomy, specimen processing, assay validation, technical documentation, and physician-facing communication in a rural hospital environment
October 2015 - June 2020Chicago, Illinois
University of Chicago Medicine
Molecular Genomics Technologist, Department of Genomic and Molecular Pathology
Clinical molecular pathology and genomics work centered on hybridization-capture and amplicon NGS, qPCR, assay development, manuscript support, and real molecular oncology operations.
- Supported Illumina HiSeq, MiSeq, and NovaSeq clinical sequencing workflows in molecular oncology
- Worked across conventional PCR, qPCR, Sanger sequencing, melt-curve analysis, capillary electrophoresis, genotyping, microarrays, and microdissection of FFPE tissue
- Contributed to assay development, documentation, validation, manuscript writing, USCAP 2019 conference presentation work, SOPs, and technologist training
- Served as Employee Engagement Officer for UCH Genomics / Genetics, supporting communication, morale, and team cohesion
Leadership
University of Chicago Medicine
- Served as Employee Engagement Officer for UCH Genomics / Genetics.
- Strengthened communication, morale, and team cohesion in a complex scientific organization.
Education
Degrees and clinical genomics training
2012-2015
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
B.S. in Biology, minor in Chemistry
Edwardsville, Illinois
2010-2012
Richland Community College
A.S. in Computer Science
Decatur, Illinois
Clinical training
University of Chicago Medicine
Clinical molecular genomics and sequencing workflows.
Methods
Laboratory and software systems
- Molecular diagnostics
- Clinical genomics
- qPCR / RT-qPCR
- Hybridization-capture NGS
- Amplicon NGS
- Sequencing workflows
- Assay validation
- Assay verification
- High-throughput testing
- Extraction-free workflows
- SOP and training documents
- Clinical laboratory informatics
- Laboratory automation
- AI-assisted systems
- Clinical AI systems
- Human-in-the-loop workflows
- Quality systems
- SOP modernization
- Bioinformatics
Selected research
Publications and conference work
2024Journal article
Extraction-Free Testing for SARS-CoV-2 in Nasal Swab and Saliva Samples on a Single High-Throughput Platform
Journal of Biotechnology and Biomedicine
A production-minded paper on extraction-free SARS-CoV-2 testing that consolidates nasal swab and saliva workflows onto a single high-throughput platform, emphasizing assay throughput, specimen flexibility, and practical deployment.
DOI: 10.26502/jbb.2642-91280144
2022Preprint
COVIDFast: A high-throughput and RNA extraction-free method for SARS-CoV-2 detection in swab or saliva
medRxiv
The preprint version of the COVIDFast workflow, documenting high-throughput extraction-free SARS-CoV-2 detection from swab and saliva and the practical assay architecture behind rapid clinical-scale deployment.
DOI: 10.1101/2021.12.29.21268527
2020Journal article
UTROSCT with extensive rhabdoid differentiation, malignant behavior, and ESR1-NCOA2 fusions
American Journal of Surgical Pathology
A rare-tumor surgical pathology paper describing aggressive UTROSCT cases with extensive rhabdoid differentiation and ESR1-NCOA2 fusions, linking histology with molecular findings in clinically meaningful detail.
DOI: 10.1097/PAS.0000000000001543
2019Poster
Validation of EDTA Decalcification for Clinical Molecular Next Generation Sequencing Studies
USCAP
Poster work centered on whether EDTA decalcification can preserve downstream performance for clinical molecular NGS, framed around validation discipline rather than idealized bench conditions.