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DNA Today: A Genetics Podcast

Kira Dineen, Gene Pool Media

Discover New Advances in the world of genetics, from technology like CRISPR to rare diseases to new research. For over a decade, multi-award winning podcast ”DNA Today” has brought you the voices of leaders in genetics. Host Kira Dineen brings her genetics expertise to interview geneticists, genetic counselors, patient advocates, biotech leaders, researchers, and more.***Best 2020, 2021, and 2022 Science and Medicine Podcast Award Winner***Learn more (and stream all 365+ episodes) at DNAtoday.com

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36:18

#208 The 100,000 Genomes Project with Dr. Julian Barwell

DNA Today: A Genetics Podcast ·

2022/10/28

In 2012, the 100,000 Genomes Project was announced, the same year we started this podcast! Back in 2015 we did an episode about the 100,000 Genomes Project so we’re excited to revisit this massive project today with Dr. Julian Barwell, who is a clinical geneticist and has countless titles but today’s most relevant one is the operational clinical lead of the 100,000 Genome project. After finishing his Clinical Genetics training (2001-2007) at Guy's, St George's and the Royal Marsden from the

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37:19

#207 N-Lorem: Dr. Sessions Cole on the Diagnostic...

DNA Today: A Genetics Podcast ·

2022/10/21

As some of you may know, our host Kira Dineen also co-produces the “Patient Empowerment Program” by n-Lorem. The podcast launched earlier this year and focuses solely on the needs of people with nano-rare diseases. These are people who have a unique pathogenic variant (aka mutation) that affects 30 or less people in the world, sometimes just one person. The host of the show is Dr. Stan Crooke, who will be a familiar voice to you if you are a long time listener of DNA Today. He was on Episode 141

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38:41

#206 Phenotypically-Driven Clinical Results with Dr....

DNA Today: A Genetics Podcast ·

2022/10/14

Dr. Lora Bean gives an overview of phenotypically-driven clinical results in this episode of DNA Today! Dr. Lora Bean is a clinical molecular geneticist who currently serves as the Senior Director of Quality Assurance at PerkinElmer Genomics. Dr. Bean has expertise in traditional clinical molecular testing as well as newer techniques such as next generation exome and genome sequencing. She has served as a molecular editor for GeneReviews and as a member of the American College of Medical Genetics

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39:12

#205 Multiple Sulfatase Deficiency with the United...

DNA Today: A Genetics Podcast ·

2022/10/07

Y’all YOU made it happen. DNA Today won the Best 2022 Science & Medicine Podcast Award! We are honored to defend our title for the THIRD year in a row. Thank you listeners! An astonishing 5.7 MILLION people voted in the Podcast Awards this year, so it truly took each and every one of you for DNA Today to win. This was perfect timing to close out September which marked a decade of DNA Today and our 200th episode. Huge shoutout to our sponsors who make this show possible! I was able to mention a few

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49:50

#204 Mosaicism with FUTR Podcast

DNA Today: A Genetics Podcast ·

2022/09/30

Are you thinking about a career in genetic counseling? Maybe you are a current student or even a recent grad… Then you have to head over to our social media for a MAJOR giveaway right now! We have assembled 15 genetic counselors, including myself and some other familiar faces/voices. All 15 of us are going to be mentors for a lucky 15 listeners. That’s right you can meet with us for a 1 hour Zoom call for 1:1 mentoring. This is a giveaway so you just go to our Instagram and Twitter, and my LinkedIn

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36:02

#203 CTNNB1 Syndrome with Effie Parks of Once Upon a...

DNA Today: A Genetics Podcast ·

2022/09/23

Are you thinking about a career in genetic counseling? Maybe you are a current student or even a recent grad… Then you have to head over to our social media for a MAJOR giveaway right now! We have assembled 15 genetic counselors, including myself and some other familiar faces/voices. All 15 of us are going to be mentors for a lucky 15 listeners. That’s right you can meet with us for a 1 hour Zoom call for 1:1 mentoring. This is a giveaway so you just go to our Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter, and

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38:27

#202 Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy with Ann Martin and...

DNA Today: A Genetics Podcast ·

2022/09/16

Learn about a genetic disorder called duchenne muscular dystrophy! We explore the genetics of DMD and treatments available with two experts in the field. We’re joined by genetic counselor, Ann Martin, who serves as the VP of Community Research and Genetic Services at Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy. Our other guest is world-renowned geneticist Dr. Madhuri Hegde from PerkinElmer Genomics. She is the Senior Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer of Global Lab Services at PerkinElmer. You may

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29:00

#201 Sickle Cell Disease with Lifting the Veil

DNA Today: A Genetics Podcast ·

2022/09/09

It’s Sickle Cell Awareness month, so we are sharing this episode of Lifting the Veil podcast where Beveraly Mills and Elaine Buck interview our host, Kira Dineen, about the condition! On Lifting the Veil, Beverly and Elaine cover, and uncover, the truth about African-American history. Misconceptions, lies, skewed facts, and untruths about the African-American narrative get straightened out here, once and for all. On This Episode We Discuss: Health disparities specifically in black community Birth

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27:40

#200 Reflecting on a Decade of DNA Today

DNA Today: A Genetics Podcast ·

2022/09/02

This is a milestone episode for two reasons. As you may have noticed, it’s our 200th episode. Technically we had about 20 episodes prior to numbering them, but these are mini lessons and not really full episodes. These started when we were broadcasting live from WHUS 91.7 FM. The other milestone is that September 1st marks 10 years of DNA Today. We released our first episode in 2012. Back then our host and producer, Kira Dineen, was starting her senior year of high school, fast forward a decade and

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31:22

#199 Prostate Cancer Genetics with Heather Cheng

DNA Today: A Genetics Podcast ·

2022/08/26

We have two special announcements! Next episode we will be celebrating a decade of DNA Today! That’s right, we released our first episode on September 1st, 2012. It also coincides with our 200th episode. We want to mark these milestones with you on the show. So send in your favorite episode. You can write it, or better yet, record a voice memo sharing your favorite episode and why you enjoy listening to the show. After all, our podcast would not be possible without you loyal listeners. That’s why

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35:36

#198 CRISPR Ethics with Sam Sternberg

DNA Today: A Genetics Podcast ·

2022/08/19

We have two special announcements! Very soon we will be celebrating a decade of DNA Today! That’s right, we released our first episode on September 1st, 2012. It also coincides with our 200th episode. We want to mark these milestones with you on the show. So send in your favorite episode. You can write it, or better yet, record a 30-60 second voice memo sharing your favorite episode and why you enjoy listening to the show. After all, our podcast would not be possible without you loyal listeners

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36:23

#197 CRISPR Quality Control with Kiana Aran

DNA Today: A Genetics Podcast ·

2022/08/12

We have two special announcements! Very soon we will be celebrating a decade of DNA Today! That’s right, we released our first episode on September 1st, 2012. It also coincides with our 200th episode. We want to mark these milestones with you on the show. So send in your favorite episode. You can write it, or better yet, record a voice memo sharing your favorite episode and why you enjoy listening to the show. After all, our podcast would not be possible without you loyal listeners. That’s why we

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42:39

#196 Mitochondrial Disorders with Devin Shuman and...

DNA Today: A Genetics Podcast ·

2022/08/05

This week we are joined by two mitochondrial experts who are very active in the rare disease community. We are focusing our conversation on a condition called Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON). Lissa Poincenot is a patient advocate with the United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation and she has a son that has been diagnosed with LHON. Devin Shuman (she/her) is a genetic counselor at Genetic Support Foundation who also has a nano-rare mitochondrial disorder called GUK1. Lissa received a

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34:10

#195 Genetic Testing Industry with Tod Klingler

DNA Today: A Genetics Podcast ·

2022/07/29

Help us to defend our title as the Best Science and Medicine Podcast! Go to podcastawards.com and select “DNA Today” in the Science and Medicine category. Bonus if you tweet/post that you nominated DNA Today (and tag us), then we will share your post and give you a shoutout on the show as a thank you. You have the power to get DNA Today nominated again! Our guest this week is Dr.Tod Klingler, who is the head of product research and development at Genomic Life. Over his 25-year career, Dr. Klingler

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32:20

#194 Genetic Counseling Application Advice with GC...

DNA Today: A Genetics Podcast ·

2022/07/22

Help us to defend our title as the Best Science and Medicine Podcast! Go to podcastawards.com and select “DNA Today” in the Science and Medicine category. Bonus if you tweet/post that you nominated DNA Today (and tag us), then we will share your post and give you a shoutout on the show as a thank you. You have the power to get DNA Today nominated again! This week we’re continuing our Q and A discussion on genetic counseling program apps with Mikayla Stoecker, Founder & CEO of GC Prep, and Janelle

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40:31

#193 Genetic Counseling Application Advice with GC...

DNA Today: A Genetics Podcast ·

2022/07/15

Help us to defend our title as the Best Science and Medicine Podcast! Go to podcastawards.com and select “DNA Today” in the Science and Medicine category. Bonus if you tweet/post that you nominated DNA Today (and tag us), then we will share your post and give you a shoutout on the show as a thank you. You have the power to get DNA Today nominated again! Y’all asked and we answered! Some of our most popular episodes are about the genetic counseling application process, so we are doing a QnA about

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44:05

#192 Osteogenesis Imperfecta with The Middle’s...

DNA Today: A Genetics Podcast ·

2022/07/08

Atticus Shaffer of The Middle on ABC discusses life with osteogenesis imperfecta and his acting career.

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45:25

#191 Overturning Roe v. Wade with Laura Hercher

DNA Today: A Genetics Podcast ·

2022/07/01

Help us to defend our title as the Best Science and Medicine Podcast! Go to podcastawards.com and select “DNA Today” in the Science and Medicine category. Bonus if you tweet/post that you nominated DNA Today (and tag us), then we will share your post and give you a shoutout on the show as a thank you. You have the power to get DNA Today nominated again! On Friday, June 24th, 2022, the US Supreme Court released its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organizationvoting to overturn Roe v

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#190 PhenoTips: Gender Affirming Care in Genetic...

DNA Today: A Genetics Podcast ·

2022/06/24

Happy Pride month! This episode we are continuing our celebrations! Last episode (#189) we interviewed two experts from PhenoTips, Orion Buske and Erica Peacock about building inclusive pedigrees. This episode is a fantastic follow up about how to provide gender affirming care, specifically in the genetic counseling space. As a queer member of the LGBTQIA+ community, our host Kira Dineen is excited to share this episode. DNA Today’s host Kira Dineen is also one of the hosts of the PhenoTips Speaker

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37:28

#189 Building Inclusive Pedigrees with PhenoTips

DNA Today: A Genetics Podcast ·

2022/06/17

To celebrate Pride month our next two episodes will be focused on the LGBTQIA+ community. In this episode we explore building inclusive pedigrees with Dr. Orion Buske and Erica Peacock of Phenotips. The PhenopTips name might seem familiar as our host, Kira Dineen, is also the host of the PhenoTips Speaker Series, which is a live webinar about genetic topics (including a live Q&A), then it’s released as a podcast. Watch previous Speaker Series here, or search “PhenoTips Speaker Series” where you get

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