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Podcast recap: Matthew Goldstein on expanding access to genetic screening

Genetic screening has advanced rapidly over the past two decades. Sequencing is faster and far less expensive, and the ability to interpret genetic variants con...
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Podcast recap: Nicky Whiffin on the discovery of ReNU syndrome and what it unlocks for genetic medicine

The majority of rare disease discovery has been linked to protein coding genes, where changes are easier to interpret and easier to capture in routine testing. ...
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Podcast recap: Daniel Chung on the evolution of retinal gene therapy

In the latest episode of The Genetics Podcast, we spoke with Dr. Daniel Chung, Chief Medical Officer at Beacon Therapeutics. The conversation focused on how ret...
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Podcast recap: Zornitza Stark on real-world impact from newborn genomic screening 

As genetic medicine has continued to advance, experts have consistently highlighted the importance of newborn genomic screening as a practical avenue for early ...
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Podcast recap: Lisa Gurry on scaling early genetic diagnosis at GeneDx

In the latest episode of The Genetics Podcast, Patrick spoke with Lisa Gurry, Chief Business Officer at GeneDx. The conversation focuses on how GeneDx has built...
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Podcast recap: Jeffrey Chamberlain on four decades of progress in gene therapy for muscular dystrophy

In the latest episode of The Genetics Podcast, Patrick spoke with Dr. Jeffrey Chamberlain, Professor at the University of Washington School of Medicine and Dire...
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How Sano Genetics accelerated recruitment for a Parkinson’s disease gene therapy trial

Recruitment for genetically stratified clinical trials is a critical bottleneck for sponsors. Identifying individuals with specific variants, building trust aro...
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Podcast recap: Ellen Reisinger on gene therapy for hereditary deafness

In the last episode of The Genetics Podcast, we spoke with Dr. Ellen Reisinger, Professor at the University of Tübingen. Ellen has spent nearly twenty years stu...
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Podcast recap: Justin Porcano on speeding up treatments for Usher syndrome type 1B

In the last episode of The Genetics Podcast, Patrick spoke with Justin Porcano, co-founder and executive director of Save Sight Now, a nonprofit accelerating th...
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Podcast recap: Wanda Smith on turning a family diagnosis into CureGRN

In last week’s episode of The Genetics Podcast, Patrick Short sat down with Wanda Smith, founder of CureGRN and long-time advocate for families affected by prog...
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