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

Host/Producer Kira Dineen interviews leaders in genetics including genetic counselors, researchers, physicians and patient advocates.

New episodes every Friday.

DNA Today is broadcast Fridays at 10:30am EST on WHUS 91.7 FM in Connecticut.

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#73 Jenna Guiltinan on Laboratory Genetic Counseling
Jan 5

Jan 5 #73 Jenna Guiltinan on Laboratory Genetic Counseling

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Genetic Counseling, Interview

Discuss classification of genetic variants including Variants of Unknown Significance (VUS)

#72 Megan Maxwell on Genomes2People
Dec 15

Dec 15 #72 Megan Maxwell on Genomes2People

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Genetic Counseling

The Genetic Counselor Project Manager for The MilSeq Project shares on the research.

#71 Eleanor Griffith on Genetic Counseling Grad School Applications
Dec 1

Dec 1 #71 Eleanor Griffith on Genetic Counseling Grad School Applications

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Genetic Counseling, Interview

A member of Sarah Lawrence’s genetic counseling admission committee offers advice for applicants.

#70 Heather Z on Cowden Syndrome
Nov 17

Nov 17 #70 Heather Z on Cowden Syndrome

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Interview, Patient Advocate, Rare Disease

Patient advocate shares about her two rare brain tumors and hereditary cancer syndrome.

#69 Jackson Lab's Forum on Healthcare Innovation
Oct 26

Oct 26 #69 Jackson Lab's Forum on Healthcare Innovation

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Event Coverage, Genetic Counseling, Scientist

Highlights from Jackson Lab’s Forum on Healthcare Innovation about genetic testing/genomics, microbiome and the new "All of Us" program.

#68 Bo Bigelow on USP7-Related Disorders
Sep 29

Sep 29 #68 Bo Bigelow on USP7-Related Disorders

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Interview, Patient Advocate, Rare Disease
#67 Daniel DeFabio on Disorder: The Rare Disease Film Festival
Sep 8

Sep 8 #67 Daniel DeFabio on Disorder: The Rare Disease Film Festival

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Interview, Patient Advocate, Event Coverage, Rare Disease

Daniel speaks about the films to be screened at the festival and the film he produced about his son's rare disease, Menkes Disease. 

#66 Dr. Susan Capasso on Genetic Counseling
Jul 7

Jul 7 #66 Dr. Susan Capasso on Genetic Counseling

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Genetic Counseling, Interview

Her personal journey to become a genetic counselor and advice for students.

#65 CRISPRed Imprinting Disorders
Jun 16

Jun 16 #65 CRISPRed Imprinting Disorders

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Event Coverage, Scientist

Highlights from UCONN's "The Impact of CRISPR on Imprinting Disorders" conference, including an interview with CRISPR researcher, Chris Stoddard. 

#64 Dan Faszczyk on Kolgene
Mar 10

Mar 10 #64 Dan Faszczyk on Kolgene

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Interview

Co-Founder/CEO of Kolgene explains the platform connecting clinicians with genetic labs around the world. His company streamlines the process of looking for labs, communicating with them and ordering the tests.

#63 Rare Disease Day 2017
Feb 28

Feb 28 #63 Rare Disease Day 2017

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Interview, Patient Advocate, Rare Disease, Event Coverage

NORD's event in Hartford is recapped including interviews with a patient advocate, Michelle Cotton, and a Connecticut representative, Dave W. Yaccarino.

#62 Cytogenetics Basics
Feb 3

Feb 3 #62 Cytogenetics Basics

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Interview, Genetic Counseling, Scientist

A Clinical Cytogeneticist talks about the field of cytogenetics which studies chromosomes.

#61 Wes Wilson on Tumor Progression Epigenetics
Jan 20

Jan 20 #61 Wes Wilson on Tumor Progression Epigenetics

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Interview

Discussion on the epigenetics of tumor progression in pediatric cancer, how it differs between types of cancer, and using it to diagnosis and alter treatments. 

#60 Dan Donovan on Onevoice
Jan 6

Jan 6 #60 Dan Donovan on Onevoice

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Interview, Patient Advocate, Rare Disease

Co-Founder/CEO of Onevoice shares how his new community building software solution supports the rare disease community.

#59 Scott Weissman on Genetic Counseling Private Practice
Dec 16

Dec 16 #59 Scott Weissman on Genetic Counseling Private Practice

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Genetic Counseling, Interview

Discuss the subfields of genetic counseling cardiogenetics, hereditary cancer genetics, direct-to-consumer tests and carrier screening.

#58 Joanne Kamens on Gender Equality in Science
Dec 9

Dec 9 #58 Joanne Kamens on Gender Equality in Science

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Interview, Scientist

Dr. Joanne Kamens discusses gender equality in work environments, specifically in scientific fields and finding different careers in science through networking.

#57 Georgia Hurst on Lynch Syndrome
Nov 25

Nov 25 #57 Georgia Hurst on Lynch Syndrome

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Patient Advocate

Patient advocate talks about her hereditary cancer syndrome and offers her expertise and experience.

#56 Brianne Kirkpatrick on Ancestry Genetic Testing
Nov 18

Nov 18 #56 Brianne Kirkpatrick on Ancestry Genetic Testing

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Genetic Counseling, Interview

Entrepreneur/genetic counselor discusses the importance of family health history awareness month, ancestry DNA testing and other direct-to-consumer genetic tests. 

#55 Sharon Begley on CRISPR, a BRCA Event
Nov 4

Nov 4 #55 Sharon Begley on CRISPR, a BRCA Event

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Event Coverage, Interview

A science communicator of 40 years, Sharon Begley, shares her insight on CRISPR’s impact on advances in research. Event about the environmental factor of breast cancer is reviewed.

#54 NYS Regional Cytogenetics Meeting
Oct 18

Oct 18 #54 NYS Regional Cytogenetics Meeting

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Event Coverage

A review of the NYS Regional Cytogenetics Meeting and a preview of 3 epigenetic UCONN events you can attend in the next 2 weeks. 

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