She obtained her BSc in Zoology and Anthropology from the University of Toronto. After moving west, she completed a PhD from the University of Calgary in Medical Genetics (1988) examining the effects of cryopreservation on chromosomal anomalies in gametes, followed by CCMG post-doctoral training in Cytogenetics. She has been a Fellow of the CCMG since 1991. Dr. Chernos is a keen educator at all levels. Her longstanding scientific interest is in elucidating the nature of unique constitutional chromosome anomalies using traditional and genomic technologies and correlating with clinical phenotypes.