Author Archives: Allie Janson Hazell
The Myth of the Designer Baby
A couple of months ago I was interviewed by a few undergraduate students doing a class project on Reproductive Genetics. As anticipated, their questions centered on new technologies, such as preimplantation genetic diagnosis, and then quickly veered toward the topic … Continue reading
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Guest Post: YouTube It!
BY JUSTIN LORENTZ Justin Lorentz is a genetic counselling student completing his second and final year of his MSc at McGill University. Before entering the world of genetic counselling he studied at the University of Waterloo and in 2010 graduated … Continue reading
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Canadians celebrate 2nd Annual Genetic Counselling Awareness Week
This week (November 20-26) genetic counsellors across Canada will be participating in the 2nd annual Genetic Counselling Awareness Week (see my post on this topic last year.) The theme for this year’s event is centered around dispelling common myths about … Continue reading
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New Approaches to Public Engagement
Can we learn from a public course on our own field? Earlier this year the NIHGRI released their strategic plan, Charting a course for genomic medicine from base pairs to bedside (click here for pdf), which outlined a number of … Continue reading
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Genomics and the Social Web: A Timeline
(As posted on www.hernaturehisnurture.com) I thought I’d share this timeline that I put together recently for a presentation on the social asepcts of genomics. Although clearly not an exhaustive list of events, I still find it interesting to see the … Continue reading
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Guest Post: What Makes You Who You Are?
By Anne Madeo Anne Madeo is a genetic counselor who has worked for the National Institutes of Health for the past 11 years. The views expressed here are her own and do not necessarily represent the views of the National … Continue reading
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Guest Post: The Feminine Tightrope Walk
By Myra I. Roche, M.S., C.G.C. Myra I. Roche, M.S., C.G.C. is an Associate Professor in Pediatrics, Director of Pediatric Genetic Counseling Services, and an investigator in the Center for Genomics and Society at UNC, Chapel Hill. Her research interests … Continue reading
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Taking Exception to Genetic Exceptionalism
A recent situation in Ontario has prompted the discussion about whether or not it is appropriate for geneticists to act as gatekeepers of genetic testing. Essentially a policy change was made on the provincial level that would only allow for … Continue reading
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Breast Cancer Counseling: Personalizing Medicine Beyond BRCA Testing
This commentary is contributed as part of the guest blogger series Diverse GC Roles. By Shannon Kieran Shannon Kieran is a board-certified Genetic Counselor at Navigenics, a premier personal genome testing laboratory. Shannon’s clinical experience has encompassed a wide … Continue reading
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Learning to Create Opportunity
This commentary is contributed as part of the guest blogger series Diverse GC Roles. By Sarah Waltho, MS, CGC Sarah Waltho received her undergraduate B.Sc. degree in Health Studies from the University of Waterloo in June 2006. She went on … Continue reading
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