Dr. Iveta Sosova is a laboratory biochemical geneticist with the Alberta Newborn Screening and Biochemical Genetics labs in Edmonton and the head of the Biochemical Genetics Lab.

She holds board certification from the American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics in Clinical Biochemical Genetics. She is also an associate clinical professor in the Dept of Lab Medicine and Pathology at the University of Alberta where she contributes to academic teaching and clinical research. 

She is particularly interested in newborn screening, mitochondrial metabolism and mitochondrial disorders.

At Building Bridges she takes a closer look at newborn screening in Alberta and across Canada, highlighting its importance and key challenges and opportunities.