Last year I gave a mini-presentation to a small group of genetic counselors titled Health 2.0: What It Is, and Why We Should Know About It. I wish I could have just shown this clip of Esther Dyson, who provides a much more concise and current overview of the subject. Take a look (via The [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Allie Janson’
June 28, 2010
The Genetic Counseling Job Search
Last week, I began my third maternity leave contract position. For the most part, I have been very lucky in my career so far. In 2008, I accepted a 9-month maternity leave contract right out of school. The position was posted as part-time (3 days per week), but on my second day it became full [...]
May 14, 2010
Genetic tests now sold in drugstores! Or not.
as posted on herNaturehisNurture Well, it has been quite a week in the world of genetic testing! For those who haven’t been following the gene drama (or haven’t been able to keep up), I’ve provided a summary of the week’s events below. Monday, May 10 Pathway Genomics’ test is considered a ‘device’ by FDA The [...]
March 22, 2010
Counsyl Poll: The Results are in!
A few weeks ago we implemented a poll to go along with Bob and Laura’s posts on the new “universal genetic test” being offered by the company Counsyl. We asked readers to vote on three different statements or present their own statement about the service. We had a total of 68 votes. Here is what [...]
January 4, 2010
Learning from the Naturopathic Model
I recently sat down with Jill Davies, a genetic counselor who is doing some really interesting work with genomics and preventive medicine in the primary care setting. I won’t get into the details here, as I am hoping Jill will describe her role in her own words on DNA Exchange in the next little while. [...]
January 1, 2010
Happy New Year from DNA Exchange!
When we started this blog a little over 7 months ago, we had no idea what sort of response we would get. The morning that DNA Exchange went live and we sent the initial note out to the listserv, I was really nervous about how it would be received. My fears were clearly unfounded; I’ve [...]
November 23, 2009
Communication in the Genomic Era
Last month the Genomics Law Report, a blog about the “intersection of genomics, personalized medicine and the law,” launched a series called “What ELSI is New?” They invited guest commentaries from various disciplines to provide a short post on what they felt was the most important ELSI issue facing the fields of genomics and personalized [...]
October 15, 2009
“Designer Genes”
I posted this on herNaturehisNurture a couple of days ago, but thought you would all get a kick out of it as well. An image found via popurls.com: “How Genetics Works”
October 7, 2009
Misrepresentation of Genetics on TV: Harmless or Harmful?
Most medical TV dramas have, at some point, featured a genetics-related plot line. In a “Grey’s Anatomy” episode, three siblings struggle with the decision to have prophylactic gastrectomy after testing positive for a known familial gastric cancer mutation. In that same episode, a high school student in a marching band is “cured” of her seizure [...]
