Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Brandt Ralf
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
08/15/2017
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CANCER GENETICS, INC [CGIX]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
201 ROUTE 17 N., 2ND FLOOR
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
President, Discovery Services
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

RUTHERFORD, NJ 07070
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share 30,000 (1)
D
 
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share 1,337,351
I
Owned through Brandt Family Trust (2)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to buy) 10/01/2017(3) 08/15/2027 Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share 100,000 $ 3.1 (3) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Brandt Ralf
201 ROUTE 17 N.
2ND FLOOR
RUTHERFORD, NJ 07070
      President, Discovery Services  

Signatures

/s/ Ralf Brandt by John A. Roberts as Attorney-in-Fact 08/24/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The restricted stock award was made in accordance with the terms of the Amended and Restated Cancer Genetics, Inc. 2011 Equity Incentive Plan (the "2011 Plan"). The shares granted shall vest in three equal annual installments commencing on October 1, 2017.
(2) Dr. Brandt disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, if any, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership by Dr. Brandt of the reported securities for the purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.
(3) The option award was made in accordance with the terms of the 2011 Plan. The shares underlying the options shall become vested and exercisable in eight quarterly installments, commencing on October 1, 2017, provided that the optionee remains a services provider to the Company through each applicable vesting period. The exercise price is the closing price of a share of Common Stock as of the date of grant on the NASDAQ Capital Market in accordance with the terms of the 2011 Plan.
 
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