Contact us
Email: DNAseq@Yale.edu
Phone: 203-737-2566
Fax: 203-785-5586
Mailing address
Keck DNA Sequencing Lab
Attn: Jaime Heltke
300 George Street
2nd Floor, Room 2127
New Haven, CT 06511

Staff info
Meet the hardworking team that provides your DNA sequencing services.

Our members
Jaime Heltke, MS, Director
Jaime Heltke, MS
Jaime has been working at Yale since 2011 with over 13 years of service in the genomics cores. Jaime joined the Keck DNA Sequencing core as the director in 2022. Jaime’s fascination and love for genetics led her to become a scientist here at Yale in hopes of helping cure diseases. “I originally thought I’d go into a specific research lab," she says. "I never would have imagined I would have ended up at the cores. Instead of focusing on one disease, I’ve been able to help countless researchers from Yale University and outside institutions progress in their studies of disease."
Sara Thompson, Lab Manager
Sara Thompson
Sara obtained her BS in forensic science (biology) from the University of New Haven in 2012. She began her cores career with Yale when she first joined Keck DNA Sequencing as a lab technician in 2013. She then joined YCGA in 2019 as a manager where she expanded her NGS knowledge and skills; specifically, she focused in exome sequencing, capture & methylation. Sara later rejoined Keck DNA Sequencing in November of 2022 as a Research Associate 1, where she currently serves as the lab manager.

Raamuel Plair, Lab Technician
Raamuel Plair
Raamuel earned her BS in biology from Southern Connecticut State University in 2016. She expanded her knowledge in the field through independent research and internships. In the summer of 2021, Raamuel began her career as a Research Assistant 1 at the Keck DNA Sequencing Facility.