Dna Today: A Genetics Podcast

Help us to defend our title as the Best Science and Medicine Podcast! Go to podcastawards.com and select “DNA Today” in the Science and Medicine category. Bonus if you tweet/post that you nominated DNA Today (and tag us), then we will share your post and give you a shoutout on the show as a thank you. You have the power to get DNA Today nominated again! Our guest this week is Dr.Tod Klingler, who is the head of product research and development at Genomic Life. Over his 25-year career, Dr. Klingler has held leadership roles with organizations that have successfully developed and commercialized innovative products including Illumina, Roche, XDx (now CareDx) and Incyte. Dr. Klingler has also founded start-up companies such as Prospect Genomics and Station X. On this episode, he shares insights from his decades long career in the industry!Disclaimer: DNA Today is sponsored by some genetic companies. You can view the full list of DNA Today sponsors at DNApodcast.com/sponsors. Since we are both US based o

Help us to defend our title as the Best Science and Medicine Podcast! Go to podcastawards.com and select “DNA Today” in the Science and Medicine category. Bonus if you tweet/post that you nominated DNA Today (and tag us), then we will share your post and give you a shoutout on the show as a thank you. You have the power to get DNA Today nominated again! This week we’re continuing our Q and A discussion on genetic counseling program apps with Mikayla Stoecker, Founder & CEO of GC Prep, and Janelle Villiers, co-owner of GC Prep. Be sure to check out part 1 of our Q and A from last week, and if you want even more insight about genetic counseling grad apps and preparing for the first year check out episodes 87, 97, 101, and 155 of DNA Today! Janelle Villiers (she/ella) is an Assistant Program Director as well as an alumna of the Sarah Lawrence College Genetic Counseling Program. She received her BAS from the University of Pennsylvania. Prior to coming to SLC, Janelle worked in the clinical setting a

Help us to defend our title as the Best Science and Medicine Podcast! Go to podcastawards.com and select “DNA Today” in the Science and Medicine category. Bonus if you tweet/post that you nominated DNA Today (and tag us), then we will share your post and give you a shoutout on the show as a thank you. You have the power to get DNA Today nominated again! Y’all asked and we answered! Some of our most popular episodes are about the genetic counseling application process, so we are doing a QnA about it in this episode. If you want even more insight about genetic counseling grad apps and preparing for the first year check out episodes 87, 97, 101, and 155 of DNA Today. Our guests for this episode are Mikayla Stoecker, Founder & CEO of GC Prep, and Janelle Villiers, co-owner of GC Prep. Janelle Villiers (she/ella) is an Assistant Program Director as well as an alumna of the Sarah Lawrence College Genetic Counseling Program. She received her BAS from the University of Pennsylvania. Prior to coming

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PodcastAwards.comSelect “DNA Today: A Genetics Podcast” in theScience & Medicine CategoryIf you enjoy our episodes we would really appreciate you nominating us in the Podcast Awards. We are hoping to defend our title as the Best Science and Medicine Podcast! In order to do this, we need YOU listeners to get “DNA Today” nominated at PodcastAwards.com in the “Science in Medicine” category. The nominations are open now and close at the end of the month on July 31st. But don’t wait, do it now so you don’t forget. The show has been nominated five years, including winning the last two years. This is a people’s choice award which means it’s all about the listener's favorite podcasts. To win we are going to need every single listener to nominate “DNA Today” in the Science & Medicine Category. That’s because we are up against popular podcasts with huge production companies, so as a small independent podcast, we rely on each and every one of you to get nominated and hopefully win again! If you nominat

Help us to defend our title as the Best Science and Medicine Podcast! Go to podcastawards.com and select “DNA Today” in the Science and Medicine category. Bonus if you tweet/post that you nominated DNA Today (and tag us), then we will share your post and give you a shoutout on the show as a thank you. You have the power to get DNA Today nominated again! On Friday, June 24th, 2022, the US Supreme Court released its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organizationvoting to overturn Roe v. Wade— the 1973 ruling that guaranteed federal constitutional protections of abortion rights. In this discussion we will be explaining the abortion laws and how this decision specifically affects genetic counseling with Laura Hercher. Laura is a seasoned genetic counselor and the host of ​​The Beagle Has Landed podcast. She is also on the team at Sarah Lawrence College’s Genetic Counseling program coordinating student research, directing the ethics course and facilitating the weekly current events discussion.&

Happy Pride month! This episode we are continuing our celebrations! Last episode (#189) we interviewed two experts from PhenoTips, Orion Buske and Erica Peacock about building inclusive pedigrees. This episode is a fantastic follow up about how to provide gender affirming care, specifically in the genetic counseling space. As a queer member of the LGBTQIA+ community, our host Kira Dineen is excited to share this episode.DNA Today’s host Kira Dineen is also one of the hosts of the PhenoTips Speaker Series. This monthly live webinar focuses on relevant genetics topics by featuring discussions with thought leaders and experts in genomic medicine. This episode is the 20th installment of the PhenoTips’ Speaker Series, “Gender Affirming Care in Genetic Counseling”.The webinar is sponsored by PhenoTips. During these live events we interview leaders in the field of genetics and moderate questions live from the audience. Check out upcoming installments by heading over to PhenoTips.com where you can also stream all the

To celebrate Pride month our next two episodes will be focused on the LGBTQIA+ community. In this episode we explore building inclusive pedigrees with Dr. Orion Buske and Erica Peacock of Phenotips.The PhenopTips name might seem familiar as our host, Kira Dineen, is also the host of the PhenoTips Speaker Series, which is a live webinar about genetic topics (including a live Q&A), then it’s released as a podcast. Watch previous Speaker Series here, or search “PhenoTips Speaker Series” where you get your podcasts to listen!As a queer member of the LGBTQIA+ community, our host Kira Dineen is so excited to talk about building inclusive software for genetic counseling in this episode, especially in the spirit of Pride month! Next week we are sharing the recording of yesterday’s June Installment of PhenoTips Speaker series, which pairs very nicely with this conversation as it’s about improving gender-affirming care in genetic counseling and features two fellow genetic counselors and patient advocate! Dr. O

Propionic and Methylmalonic Acidemia (PA and MMA), including an investigational therapy, are explored in this episode. Host Kira Dineen is joined by patient advocate Bryan Kelly, and HemoShear Therapeutics CMO, Dr. Pat Horn. Bryan Kelly is 36 years old and living with propionic acidemia.  He is a great inspiration to patients and caregivers alike, finding ways to live a fulfilling life, despite the burdens of his disease. Bryan uses yoga and meditation techniques for pain relief and is active on social media, regularly reaching out to the PA community. Dr. Pat Horn is the Chief Medical Officer of HemoShear Therapeutics. His company is developing a potential new treatment for the two rare metabolic diseases we are talking about in this episode- propionic acidemia and methylmalonic acidemia. He practiced 20 years as a pediatrician and has spent the last two decades working with biotechnology companies developing new treatments for rare diseases.On This Episode We Discuss:How propionic and Methylm

This week we’re diving into Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD) and highlighting the utilization of whole genome mapping in the diagnosis of FSHD. Joining us to explore these topics are June Kinoshita, Director of Research and Patient Engagement at the FSHD Society, and Rojan Kavosh, a genetic counselor by training who is currently a Genomic Testing Consultant at PerkinElmer Genomics.June Kinoshita joined the FSHD Society in 2012 and served as its Executive Director until September of 2017. Previously, June co-founded and served as Executive Editor of the Alzheimer Research Forum, the pre-eminent Web community for researchers in neurodegenerative disorders. June has worked closely with a variety of foundations to develop initiatives for multiple sclerosis, schizophrenia, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and other disorders. She is also an entrepreneur, having co-founded N-of-One, Inc., a pioneering individualized clinical decision support oncology company. June graduated from Harv

We are thrilled to share a brand new podcast that Kira Dineen co-produces, the n-Lorem “Patient Empowerment Program”. The podcast just launched so we wanted to share the pilot episode with you! This podcast focuses solely, exclusively, on the needs of nano-rare patients. These are patients that have a unique pathogenic variant (mutation) that affects only them or less than 30 people worldwide. The host of the show is Dr. Stan Crooke, who will be a familiar voice to you if you are a long time listener of DNA Today. He was on Episode 141 where we picked his brain about nano-rare patients. He is a scientist, a physician, an entrepreneur and the father of antisense technology. Dr. Crooke is responsible for more than 40 drugs in development including the famous Spinraza to treat people with spinal muscular atrophy. In this pilot episode, the host, Dr. Stan Crooke, is joined by actor and patient advocate Luke Rosen and pediatric geneticist Dr. Wendy Chung. This episode takes you on a journey to diagnosis and w

Joining us this week is Dr. Yael Joffe, Founder and Chief Scientific Officer of 3X4 Genetics, a genetic testing partner for providers that allows them to bring genetic testing into their practice so that they can provide patients with more personalized and DNA-based actionable insights that will help them live better, longer, and healthier lives. Dr. Joffe is also a fellow podcaster! She is the host of The Power of Genetics, a podcast that features inspiring conversations and practical advice from the world’s top expert practitioners at the forefront of the future of health. Dr. Joffe is an expert in the field of nutrigenmoics, starting her career as a dietician before going on to earn her PhD in nutrigenomics from the University of Cape Town, exploring the genetics of obesity. She has authored 3 books, It’s not just your Genes, the SNP Journal, and Genes To Plate and has been published in peer-reviewed journals. As a true practitoner-scientist, she is passionate about translating the science of nutrigen

In honor of Vision Health Month and Blindness Awareness Month, we are exploring Blueprint Genetics’ My Retina Tracker program with ​​Khalida Liaquat, who is a genetic counselor and the Senior Manager of Genomic Services at Quest Diagnostics. Our other guest is Ariana Lichtenstein, who is the Director of Business development at Blueprint Genetics. Blueprint Genetics is a genetic testing company focused on inherited diseases. With a patient-first mindset, they deliver high-quality genetic testing to the global clinical community across 15 medical specialties, with a customer base spanning over 70 countries. By combining a state-of-the-art laboratory process, the latest sequencing technology, AI empowered data-crunching tools and techniques, world-class professionals, and a holistic customer experience approach, we are bringing genetic knowledge to mainstream healthcare.Khalida Liaquat, MS, CGC, is a graduate of the Sarah Lawrence College genetic counseling program and is certified by the American Board of

Last episode (182) we were joined by Dr. Eric Green, the Director of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) at the NIH. And we chatted about the recent completion of the human genome. To continue this conversation, I am joined by the co-founders of the Telomere to Telomere Consortium which lead this project!Dr. Karen Miga is an Assistant Professor in Biomolecular Engineering at The University of California, Santa Cruz. She is also the associate director of the UCSC Genomics Institute. The Miga Lab at UCSC focuses on genomic and epigenetic structure within human centromeres and constitutive heterochromatin, which are now emerging to the forefront of genomics. She received a B.S. in biological sciences from the University of Tennessee Knoxville and then went on to get a masters degree in genetics at Case Western Reserve University. Karen received her Ph.D. in genetics and computational biology from Duke University. She was named as “One to Watch” in the 2020 Nature's 10.Dr. Adam Phillippy is a Sen

On this week’s episode of DNA Today we’re discussing the past, present, and future of the Human Genome Project and the Telomere to Telomere Consortium with Dr. Eric Green, director of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH).The Human Genome Project is an international scientific research project that began in 1990, with the goal of determining the base pairs that make up human DNA, and identifying, mapping, and sequencing all of the genes of the human genome; however, no one chromosome has yet been finished end to end, and hundreds of gaps persist across the genome. The Telomere to Telomere (T2T) Consortium is an open, community-based effort to generate the first complete assembly of a human genome, filling in these unresolved gaps. Our guest today is Dr. Eric Green, the director of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH). Throughout his career, Dr. Green has authored and co-authored

To celebrate DNA Day we are joined by Dr. Stephanie Ryan! In this podcast episode, Dr. Ryan discusses science education and communication, especially making science understandable for kids. To keep the celebrations going we will be co-hosting a virtual event on DNA Day itself, Monday, April 25th at 6pmET! During this special DNA Day event we will do a live DNA experiment with Dr. Stephanie Ryan. You can follow along at home to do the experiment with us! You can register for the event here.Stephanie Ryan, Ph.D. is a chemist, boy mom, and a social media influencer who enjoys using her background in academia to create educational products and content, helping young kids learn through play about the fascinating world around them. Over the years, Dr. Ryan has taught science to all age groups, both in and out of the classroom, helping toddlers learn about their world and college students define theirs. She is an active member of the chemistry education community and is currently a committee member of the Inter

We are excited to share that Kourtney Kardashian recently featured in DNA Today in an article on Poosh, “How Genetics Play the Ultimate Role in Health”. Our host, Kira Dineen, shares insight on genetic counseling and epigenetics. The Chief Medical Officer of Mitera, Dr. Kathy Salari, joins the show. Mitera is a telehealth company that offers a unique care model that uses remote technologies and subspecialty medical oversight to responsibly democratize access to reproductive genetic testing. On this episode, Dr. Salari will be sharing about Mitera’s at-home reproductive genetic testing options including non-invasive prenatal screening and carrier screening. Dr. Kathy Salari is a maternal-fetal medicine subspecialist with expertise in caring for high-risk pregnancies. Her clinical work primarily focuses on reproductive genetics and fetal imaging. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Molecular Genetics from U.C. Berkeley in 2001 and her medical degree from U.C. San Diego in 2008. She then went on to c

This week we’re bringing you a special episode of DNA Today! Our host, Kira Dineen, was recently a guest on The Science of Everything Podcast, discussing genetic testing with host, James Fodor. Kira thoroughly enjoyed her experience being a guest on this podcast, so we’ve decided to also release the episode on the DNA Today podcast feed! To give you a teaser… we covered a range of genetic testing topics from the process and science behind the testing, types of conditions that can be tested for, and the difference between genotyping and sequencing. We even discussed direct-to-consumer genetic testing like 23andMe and ancestry including the potential (and current) uses for criminal justice. We speculated about social implications of the testing along with other futures that may be in store for genetic testing. On This Episode We Discuss:The process and science behind genetic testingTypes of conditions that can be tested forThe difference between genotyping and sequencingDirect-to-consumer genetic test

Dr. George Emanuel shares about single-cell spacial genomics in this podcast episode. Dr. Emanuel is the Scientific Cofounder and Director of Technology and Partnerships at Vizgen, a biotechnology company that is dedicated to pioneering the next generation of spatially resolved transcriptomics profiling tools to provide new insight into the biological systems that underlie human health and disease. Spatial genomics is a new frontier in molecular biology, which aims to assay the genomic information of single cells within their native tissue environment, combining spatial transcriptomics with single-cell sequencing. This exciting technology was named Nature’s "Method of the Year 2020"!Dr. Emanuel has spent the past decade developing high-throughput spatial profiling technologies including extending Vizgen’s MERFISH (Multiplexed Error-Robust Fluorescence in situ Hybridization) technology to profile 10,000 genes in the same sample. He received dual undergraduate degrees from the University of Colorado, and a

World-renowned medical geneticist Dr. Madhuri Hegde, joins the show to explore whole genome sequencing (WGS). She is the Senior Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer of Global Lab Services at PerkinElmer, a global leader in genetic and genomic testing focused on rare diseases, inherited disorders, newborn screening, and hereditary cancer. Dr. Hegde is also a board certified diplomate in clinical molecular genetics by the American Board of Medical Genetics, and an ACMG Fellow. Previously, she was the Executive Director of Emory Genetics Laboratory. She received a B.Sc. and M.Sc. from the University of Bombay and a Ph.D. from the University of Auckland. She completed postdoctoral studies at Baylor College of Medicine.On This Episode We Discuss:The difference between WES and WGSHow WGS differs between laboratories The frequency at which WGS reveals an additional condition/disorder that the ordering providers were not expectingSituations in which trio testing is helpful for WGSPrenatal WGSThe futu