Dr. Jannine Cody is most importantly, mother to Catherine and Elizabeth who has 18q-. She is the Founder and President of the Chromosome 18 Registry and Founding Director of the Chromosome 18 Clinical Research Center at the University of Texas Health at San Antonio. She earned her undergraduate degree in General Science and Master of Science degree in Biology at the University of Iowa. After an 11-year hiatus devoted to family, she enrolled in a Ph.D. program in Human Genetics at the University of Texas Health San Antonio.