This episode is part of our ongoing direct-consumer genetic testing series. Joining the show is an award-winning journalist, Libby Copeland. Copeland, who writes about culture, science and human behavior, is the author of a new book, “The Lost Family: How DNA Testing is Upending Who We Are,” which explores the personal, familial and ethical implications of recreational DNA testing. Copeland was a reporter and editor at The Washington Post for eleven years, has been a media fellow and guest lectu...
Sep 18, 2020•33 min•Ep. 130
As part of this episode, 23andMe giving away a free DNA kit! To enter, go to DNA Today’s Twitter / Facebook (@DNApodcast) and Instagram (@DNAradio) and look for the post of a picture of a 23andMe kit with the simple instructions to enter. Don’t miss your chance to win this free DNA kit! Anne Greb, MS, CGC joins the show to share her expertise on direct-to-consumer genetic testing as part of our ongoing series on DNA Today. She is a genetic counselor and serves as lead of the medical education te...
Sep 04, 2020•34 min•Ep. 130
Picture Genetics Kit Giveaway! Enter to win your own free kit on our Twitter , Instagram , and Facebook . Guests for this episode are from Fulgent Genetics (offering Picture Genetic kits), which is the sponsor of this new Direct To Consumer Genetic Testing Series. Jessica Shiles is a genetic counselor and Dr. Samuel Strom is the lab director. Jessica serves as Fulgent’s Clinical Genetics Marketing Specialist. Her main role is to provide clinical training and expertise to help develop marketing m...
Aug 21, 2020•33 min•Ep. 129
Dr. Adam Rutherford is our guest for this second installment of our Direct-To-Consumer Genetic Testing series. He is a geneticist, author, and broadcaster. Dr. Rutherford has a PhD in Genetics, a degree in evolutionary biology, and is an honorary Research Fellow at UCLA. He was an audio-visual content editor for the journal Nature for a decade, and is a frequent contributor to the newspaper The Guardian. On radio, he is the presenter of BBC Radio 4’s flagship science program, Inside Science, as ...
Aug 07, 2020•37 min•Ep. 128
Last chance to nominate DNA Today in the Podcast Awards for the best Science and Medicine. Please take a few minutes to support the show! This episode kicks off our Direct-To-Consumer (DTCs) Genetic Testing Series! Check out our previous episodes about DTCs including episode 116 , 105 , 91 , 80 , and 56 . Over this brand new series, we are going to be interviewing a whole bunch of experts including authors Adam Rutherford and Libby Copeland about their new books exploring DTCs and we get to hear...
Jul 17, 2020•32 min•Ep. 127
Answering your listener submitted questions about the American genetic counseling board exam is the ABGC President, Adam Buchanan, MS, MPH, CGC! Aside from this role at American Board of Genetic Counseling, Adam is an associate professor, genetic counselor and Director of the Geisinger Genomic Medicine Institute. Previously, he was a research associate at Duke Cancer Institute. His clinical expertise includes intimate knowledge of recommended risk management for hereditary cancer syndromes. He i...
Jul 03, 2020•30 min•Ep. 126
Podcast Award Nominations begin July 1st, 2020! Please help DNA Today receive a fourth nomination (and hopefully a win this year!) by visiting PodcastAwards.com and selecting “DNA Today” in the Science and Medicine category. We can only receive a nomination if YOU nominate the show! This episode concludes DNA Today’s 7 part infertility series. The first episode kicked off with Lauren Isley who shared about fertility genetic counseling. The next two episodes featured a couple who went through rec...
Jun 26, 2020•37 min•Ep. 125
This episode continues DNA Today’s series about infertility. Over the last five episodes of DNA Today, we talked with experts in fertility. On the first episode we heard from Lauren Isley, a genetic counselor about artificial reproductive technologies and the genetic counseling side. We also had the Baileys on the show to share their reciprocal IVF journey in part 1 and part 2 . The following episode the filmmakers of ANYA, a science fiction film about fertility. Last episode , Dr. Kara Goldman ...
Jun 19, 2020•32 min•Ep. 124
DNA Today stands in solidarity with BLM and in doing so we wanted to share a few resources with you listeners where you can educate yourself by listening to Black voices in our genetics community. You can support BLM through donations to ActBlue here . Dr. Janina Jeff was a guest back on episode 117 where she shared her new podcast, “ In Those Genes ”, that uses genetics to uncover the lost identities of african descended americans through the lens of black culture. Please, listen and support he...
Jun 05, 2020•32 min•Ep. 123
This episode continues DNA Today’s series about infertility. Over the last few episodes of DNA Today, we talked with experts in fertility. On the first episode we heard from Lauren Isley, a genetic counselor about artificial reproductive technologies and the genetic counseling side. We also had the Baileys on the show to share their reciprocal IVF journey in part 1 and part 2 . Sponsoring the series is LetsGetChecked , check out their home testing kits including fertility, sexual health and othe...
May 15, 2020•35 min•Ep. 122
This episode is part of DNA Today’s ongoing infertility series. The series was launched hearing from Genetic Counselor Lauren Isley, she shared about artificial reproductive technologies and infertility genetic counseling. Sponsoring the series is LetsGetChecked , check out their home testing kits including fertility, sexual health and others. Receive your own kit for 20% off by using code “DNAToday”. Last episode we heard from Katie and Christina Bailey. They were sharing their journey to paren...
May 01, 2020•32 min•Ep. 121
This episode continues the DNA Today’s series about infertility. If you haven’t yet heard the episode with Genetic Counselor Lauren Isley, I highly recommend you go back and listen to learn more about the artificial reproductive technologies and the genetic counseling side. It’s a great preview into this episode. Sponsoring the series is LetsGetChecked , check out their home testing kits including fertility, sexual health and others. Receive your own kit for 20% off by using code “DNAToday”. Cur...
Apr 17, 2020•29 min•Ep. 120
This episode is kicking off a series about infertility. The launch of this series is coinciding with infertility awareness week, April 19-25th, 2020. Over the next few episodes of DNA Today, we will be talking to experts in fertility these include genetic counselors, a couple who went through IVF, even filmmakers who produced a science fiction movie about fertility. Sponsoring the series is LetsGetChecked , check out their home testing kits including fertility, sexual health and others. Receive ...
Apr 03, 2020•37 min•Ep. 119
Zaki Sabet joins the show to discuss issues in the diagnostic process of hematologic cancers. Zaki has been with Precipio since co-founding the company in 2011 and currently serves as the Chief Operating Officer. He holds over 15 years of experience in laboratory management spanning all fields of reference laboratory operations primarily focusing on cancer diagnostics, which is the focus of our conversation on this episode. Prior to Precipio, Zaki has served as a consultant with the College of A...
Mar 20, 2020•35 min•Ep. 118
This episode continues the crossover series with other podcasts. Joining the show is Dr. Janina Jeff, who is a Human Geneticist and the first African American to graduate with a PhD in Human Genetics from Vanderbilt University. She is currently a Senior Scientist at Illumina, a biotech company that creates technology for companies such as Ancestry.com and 23&Me. Her research career was focused on population genetics, specifically studying admixed populations (descendants with African ancestry) a...
Mar 06, 2020•35 min•Ep. 117
By the end of 2020, roughly 100 million people will have taken an at-home DNA test, according to MIT Technology Review . To put that into perspective, that’s more than the combined populations of Texas, California and Florida! In this podcast episode we explore considerations of direct-to-consumer genetic testing. Guests joining the episodes are from DNA ALLY, the matchmaker between direct-to-consumer genetic test consumers and genetic counselors. Nargol Faravashi, is the Co-Founder of DNA ALLY ...
Feb 21, 2020•31 min•Ep. 116
Dr. Daria Julkowska joins the show for Rare Disease Month as the Coordinator of the European Joint Program on Rare Diseases. This organization was newly established in January 2019. Daria is of Polish origin but she has lived and worked in France for the last 18 years. She has a PhD in molecular biology and is involved in rare diseases research and management for the last ten years. The European Joint Program on Rare Diseases represents 89 partners across the EU and beyond. Internally, the partn...
Feb 07, 2020•36 min•Ep. 115
Genetic Counselor Matt Burgess join the first episode of 2020 to talk about Australian genetic counseling and being a clinical science liaison. He built one of Australia’s most successful genetic counseling private practices in Melbourne. Matt provided versatile genetic counseling services using a broad scope of knowledge including hereditary cancer, neurogenetics, prenatal genetics, adult, pediatric and cardiac genetics. He earned a graduate degree in genetic counseling from the University of N...
Jan 03, 2020•32 min•Ep. 114
This episode is part of the crossover series with other podcasts, today’s episode is a crossover with “Advancing Dentistry” also hosted by Kira Dineen. Lauren Winter joins host Kira Dineen on this episode exploring the genetics of dentistry. They are both genetic counseling graduate students, Lauren attends the University of Pittsburgh and Kira attends Sarah Lawrence College. Lauren is a Research Assistant involved in the COHRA2/COHRA Smile Projects at the Center for Craniofacial and Dental Gene...
Dec 06, 2019•35 min•Ep. 113
On this episode, we explore the pediatric speciality of genetic counseling. Guest Sam Toy is a pediatric genetic counselor at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. She earned her BS in Biology and MS in Professional Biology from Indiana University. She went on to earn her MS in genetic counseling from Indiana State University. On This Episode We Discuss: The role of a pediatric genetic counselor Outline of a genetic counseling session Unique aspects of pediatric genetic coun...
Nov 22, 2019•29 min•Ep. 112
The National Society of Genetic Counselors celebrated 40 years at this year’s annual conference! In 2019, we surpassed having 5,000 genetic counselors in the US/Canada! We now have 45 genetic counseling graduate programs in the US and 40 more international. In this podcast episode we recap highlights from the sessions and tips for new attendees next year. Below are some of our talking points and resources we mentioned in the episode. Also check out #NSGC19 on Twitter to read more insight from th...
Nov 11, 2019•36 min•Ep. 111
It’s been 22 years since THE genetic thriller was released…. Gattaca. How has the film aged with genetic technology, society, ethics, and more? Find out in this episode! If it’s been a while since you’ve seen the film, refresh yourself with the plot summary below. Vincent Freeman (Ethan Hawke) has always fantasized about traveling into outer space, but is grounded by his status as a genetically inferior "in-valid." He decides to fight his fate by purchasing the genes of Jerome Morrow (Jude Law),...
Oct 24, 2019•33 min•Ep. 110
Shenela Lakhani is the Director of Genetic Counseling and Clinical Engagement for the Center of Neurogenetics at Weill Cornell Medical College, in New York City. In this role she studies the genetics of neurodevelopmental disorders and neurological disease of aging and adulthood. Before this role, she was the first certified genetic counselor in Qatar, a country in the Middle East. Shenela established the profession in the country and promoted genetics within the Middle East by speaking at inter...
Oct 04, 2019•30 min•Ep. 109
On this episode Dr. Becky Winslow, a Doctor of Clinical Pharmacy, shares her insight about pharmacogenomics. She is a Clinical Pharmacogenetics Implementation Consortium Member, a Registered Pharmacogenomics Education Provider and a pharmacogenomics implementation specialist as the owner of inGENEious RX, LLC. On This Episode We Discuss: Pharmacogenomics vs Pharmacogenetics Current Understanding of Pharmacogenomics Testing Available General Population Testing Areas of Healthcare Ultized Precisio...
Sep 20, 2019•32 min•Ep. 108
The genetic podcast crossover series continues with Grey Genetics’ Patient Stories! Host Eleanor Griffith returns as a guest to offer listeners a peek inside her genetic counseling company behind the podcast. Eleanor Griffith is a board certified genetic counselor and the founder of Grey Genetics, a genetic counseling and consulting company. Her clinical experience includes both prenatal and cancer genetics, in both public and private academic hospital settings. She is a member of the Admissions...
Sep 06, 2019•32 min•Ep. 107
This episode launches a new series within the show: crossover episodes! I’m teaming up with other genetics podcast to invite hosts of other shows to join me on DNA Today and sometimes I’ll be a guest on their show as well. Kicking off this new series is Dr. Patrick Short, the CEO of Sano Genetics. He is experienced in genomics research with a focus on large-scale genome sequencing projects and rare disorders. Previously he was at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and the University of Cambridg...
Aug 23, 2019•28 min•Ep. 106
This episode launches Secret Sequence as the new sponsor for the show! Joining me on the episode are the founding team of Secret Sequence, Jason Corbiere and Austin Maier. On This Episode We Discuss Genetic Privacy: - Secret Sequence’s Genetic Testing Kits - Data Security of Genetic Tests - Major Data Breaches - GEDmatch ’s Role in Identifying the Golden State Killer - Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA) - Data Privacy Responsibility of Genetic Testing Companies (DTC and med...
Aug 02, 2019•34 min•Ep. 105
Listeners, I have a big favor to ask from all of you. The Podcast Award nomination season has begun! It’s a people’s choice type of award. In order to be in the running I need listeners like you to nominate the show. DNA Today was nominated back in 2015 and 2016. It would be such an honor to be nominated again. In order to be in the running though, I need 2 minutes of your time. It’s very simple… Go to PodcastAwards.com and enter “DNA Today” for the Science and Medicine category. That’s it! Now ...
Jul 05, 2019•32 min•Ep. 104
On This Episode We Discuss: Services WatershedDNA Offers Motivation Behind Writing “The DNA Guide for Adoptees” Differences in Genealogical Research for Adoptees Compared to General Population Preparing to Meet New Biological Family Members Advice for DNA Testing Adoptee Related Searches DNA Testing for Children/Minors to Find Biological Relatives Insight for Adoptee’s Seeking Medical Information via DNA Testing Non-DNA Methods to Search for Lost Biological Relatives My Heritage’s DNA Quest Proj...
Jun 07, 2019•27 min•Ep. 103
Seth Rotberg, a rare disease patient advocate and motivational speaker, joins the show to share his perspective on Huntington Disease (HD). From 2011 – 2015, Seth served on the boards for the HDSA National Youth Alliance (NYA) and HDSA Massachusetts Chapter to continue his efforts in the HD community. He became the President of the HDSA NYA in 2012 and HDSA Massachusetts Chapter in 2013, where he led a group of dedicated volunteers to plan and execute fundraising and educational events. Seth is ...
May 03, 2019•26 min•Ep. 102
