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Ancestry.com Adds New Board Member

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Genomics expert Dr. Paul R. Billings has been appointed to the board of directors of Ancestry.com, increasing the Board’s size to nine members. Billings was also appointed a member of the Company’s Audit Committee.

A board certified internist and clinical geneticist, Billings serves as chief medical officer at Life Technologies and has extensive expertise and clinical experience in the areas of genomics and molecular medicine. Prior to joining Life Technologies, Billings was the CEO of CELLective Dx, prior to which he was senior vice president of Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings. He is the author of nearly 200 publications and books on genomic medicine and holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of California at San Diego and an M.D. and Ph.D. in Immunology from Harvard University.


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