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DNA Today is a multi-award winning podcast and radio show exploring how genetics impacts our health.

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#354 How Pharmacogenomics is Revolutionizing Drug Prescriptions
Aug 15

Aug 15 #354 How Pharmacogenomics is Revolutionizing Drug Prescriptions

DNA Today
Scientist, Interview, Full Episode

Quest Diagnostics' Kristy Bouvier and Kathleen O’Brien explore how pharmacogenetics testing  can optimize medications, prevent side effects, and improve treatment.

#353 Advancing Telomere Research: A Breakthrough Leads to Clinical Trial
Aug 8

Aug 8 #353 Advancing Telomere Research: A Breakthrough Leads to Clinical Trial

DNA Today
Event Coverage, Scientist, Interview, Patient Advocate

Live from NYC’s Cocktails & Chromosomes, patient advocate Jena Robertson and researcher Dr. Will Mannherz share personal stories and new breakthroughs bringing telomere biology disorders to a clinical trial this fall.

#352 Why Biotech Will Define the 21st Century
Aug 1

Aug 1 #352 Why Biotech Will Define the 21st Century

DNA Today
Interview

Gene Pool Media’s RealPharma episode features British investor and author Andrew Craig who shares how biotechnology is our future and is being driven by innovations in CRISPR, AI, and genomic science.

#351 Mock Cardiac Genetic Counseling Session
Jul 25

Jul 25 #351 Mock Cardiac Genetic Counseling Session

DNA Today
Mock GC Sessions

Genetic counselor Monisha Sebastin and student Avital Habshush perform a mock cardiovascular genetic counseling session as part of an ongoing series.

#350 How To Talk About DNA Without Losing People: Strategies Part 2
Jul 18

Jul 18 #350 How To Talk About DNA Without Losing People: Strategies Part 2

DNA Today
Full Episode, Interview

Former NIH communicators Jenny Montooth, Sarah Alex Bates, and Britny Kish (Founders of The Science Underground) weigh in on science communication strategies including their memes that took them from 15M to 80M impressions.

#349 Ethical Dilemmas in Genetic Testing: Dr. Madison Kilbride Weighs In
Jul 11

Jul 11 #349 Ethical Dilemmas in Genetic Testing: Dr. Madison Kilbride Weighs In

DNA Today
Genetic Counseling, Infertility Series, DTC Series, Interview

Bioethicist Dr. Madison Kilbride sheds light on controversial ethical issues surrounding genetic testing through this interview led by Sarah Lawrence student Shaun Miller.

#348: NIPT Beyond the Basics: Screening for Single-Gene Conditions
Jul 4

Jul 4 #348: NIPT Beyond the Basics: Screening for Single-Gene Conditions

DNA Today
Full Episode

Dr. Fred Ushakov explains how combining single gene NIPT with imaging offers smarter, earlier insights in pregnancy.

#347 Gender Affirming Cancer Genetic Counseling
Jun 27

Jun 27 #347 Gender Affirming Cancer Genetic Counseling

DNA Today
Full Episode

An international panel of Kim Zayhowski, Jo Giblin, and Diane Koeller discuss research and advocacy interests in LGBTQ+ affirming care in the cancer speciality in this installment of the PhenoTips Speaker Series (in our Gene Pool Media).

#346 Patient Experiences with Sickle Cell Experimental Treatments: The Triumphs & Trials
Jun 19

Jun 19 #346 Patient Experiences with Sickle Cell Experimental Treatments: The Triumphs & Trials

DNA Today
Full Episode

Three sickle cell warriors share their personal journeys with the condition and the transformative therapies they have explored, all in this season 2 premiere of #ThroughTheGenes.

#345 How To Talk About DNA Without Losing People: Strategies Part 1
Jun 13

Jun 13 #345 How To Talk About DNA Without Losing People: Strategies Part 1

DNA Today
Full Episode, Interview

Former NIH communicators Jenny Montooth, Sarah Alex Bates, and Britny Kish (Founders of The Science Underground) weigh in on science communication strategies including their memes that took them from 15M to 80M impressions.

#344 Trans and Gender Diverse Patients' Experiences with Reproductive Healthcare
Jun 6

Jun 6 #344 Trans and Gender Diverse Patients' Experiences with Reproductive Healthcare

DNA Today
Interview

“DNA Dialogues” episode discussing how reproductive healthcare providers can provide a more gender affirming experience and what trans and gender diverse (TGD) patients want.

#343 The First Child to Receive CRISPR for Duchenne? A Father’s Fight for a Cure
May 30

May 30 #343 The First Child to Receive CRISPR for Duchenne? A Father’s Fight for a Cure

DNA Today
Full Episode, Interview, Rare Disease

When William was diagnosed with DMD, his family set out to raise $2.2 million to design a cure with CRISPR.

#342 $10 Million for a Cure: Donating Mr. Beast’s “Beast Games” Winnings For Son’s Creatine Transporter Deficiency
May 23

May 23 #342 $10 Million for a Cure: Donating Mr. Beast’s “Beast Games” Winnings For Son’s Creatine Transporter Deficiency

DNA Today
Rare Disease, Interview, Full Episode

Behind the scenes of Beast Games, and the bigger battle the Allens are fighting.

#341 How One Family Faced Seven ALS Diagnoses and Chose Advocacy
May 16

May 16 #341 How One Family Faced Seven ALS Diagnoses and Chose Advocacy

DNA Today

Debbie Lower provides her caregiver perspective and expertise ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) and FTD (Fronto-Temporal Degeneration) including her family’s C9orf72 gene mutation.

#340 How Podcasting Shaped A Genetics Career: Dr. Matt Burgess Interviews Kira Dineen
May 9

May 9 #340 How Podcasting Shaped A Genetics Career: Dr. Matt Burgess Interviews Kira Dineen

DNA Today
Full Episode, Interview

Episode drop from Demystifying Genetics, a show in our brand new science podcast network, Gene Pool Media!

#339 Inherited Leukemia: Exploring Genetic Risk and Early Detection
May 2

May 2 #339 Inherited Leukemia: Exploring Genetic Risk and Early Detection

DNA Today
Interview

Episode drop from All Access DNA, a show in our brand new science podcast network, Gene Pool Media!

#338 Social Determinants of Health and Mental Health in Urea Cycle Disorders
Apr 25

Apr 25 #338 Social Determinants of Health and Mental Health in Urea Cycle Disorders

DNA Today
Interview, Rare Disease

Neuropsychologist Kendra Bjoraker and metabolic nurse practitioner Erika Vucko share how clinicians can better support patients with UCDs by addressing SDOH and mental health challenges.

#337 How to Get Your Research Published: Insight from Wiley’s Advanced Portfolio Journal Editors
Apr 18

Apr 18 #337 How to Get Your Research Published: Insight from Wiley’s Advanced Portfolio Journal Editors

DNA Today
Full Episode, Interview

Submitting a research paper? Hear from journal editors Drs. Lei Lei and Alanna Gannon as they share what you need to know to successfully get published.

#336 Sharpening Genetic Counseling Skills with GC+ Academy
Apr 11

Apr 11 #336 Sharpening Genetic Counseling Skills with GC+ Academy

DNA Today
Full Episode, Interview

The brand new on-demand GC+ Academy has launched and Carli Andrews shares how these CEUs will elevate your career.

#335 Neanderthals, Denisovans, and Us: How DNA Reveals Evolution
Apr 4

Apr 4 #335 Neanderthals, Denisovans, and Us: How DNA Reveals Evolution

DNA Today
Scientist

Mitochondrial Eve, Neanderthal genes, and the Out of Africa theory—explained by one of the pioneers of PCR, Dr. Henry Erlich.

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