DNA Today: A Genetics Podcast
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 350+ episodes) at DNAtoday.com. You can contact the show at [email protected].
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 34 minutes
- Episodes
- 359
- Years Active
- 2014 - 2025
#79 Bibaswan Ghoshal on the Human Microbiome
Joining me on this episode is Bibaswan Ghoshal. He is a Senior Bioinformatician at the Lunenfeld Tanenbaum Research Institute of Mount Sinai Health System in Toronto. He has his Master’s of Science i…
#78 Pawel Buczkowicz on Gene42
My guest joining me for this podcast episode is Dr. Pawel Buczkowicz. He is the Chief Medical Affairs Officer and the VP of Business Development at Gene42. He received his PhD in cancer genetics an…
#77 Rare Disease Day 2018
February 28th, 2018 was Rare Disease Day! Rare Disease Day is an opportunity to raise awareness for 7,000+ rare diseases and the 30 million Americans who are affected by a rare disease(s). There were…
#76 Amy Sturm on Cardiac Genetic Counseling
To raise awareness for February Heart Month, I am joined by Amy Sturm, a cardiovascular genetic counselor. She has 15 years of experience in cardiovascular genetics, personalized genomics, research, …
#75 Eden Lord on My City Med
We are kicking off Rare Disease Month, which leads up to Rare Disease Day (February 28th, 2018).
My guest is Eden Lord, Co-Founder and CEO of My City Med. The company is an online health and medica…
#74 Antonio Maltese on Huntington’s Disease
After having a family history of Huntington's Disease, Antonio Maltese was pre-symptomatically genetically diagnosed with the disease himself. This diagnosis has motivated Antonio to become a fierce …
#73 Jenna Guiltinan on Laboratory Genetic Counseling
Jenna Guiltinan is a laboratory genetic counselor. She received her Master’s in Genetic Counseling from California State University Stanislaus in 2013. Jenna worked at Ambry Genetics as a reporting g…
#72 Megan Maxwell on Genomes2People
Megan Maxwell explains her role as a research genetic counselor. She has experience in clinical, laboratory, sales, educational, and research settings. She is currently a Genetic Counselor Project Ma…
#71 Eleanor Griffith on Genetic Counseling Grad School Applications
Eleanor Griffith, MS, CGC is a board certified genetic counselor and the founder of Grey Genetics, a genetics counseling and consulting company. Her clinical experience includes both prenatal and can…
#70 Heather Z on Cowden Syndrome
Heather Z is a patient advocate with two rare brain tumors and a hereditary cancer syndrome called Cowden Syndrome. On this episode she shares her journey from first symptoms, to genetic testing and …
#69 Jackson Lab’s Forum on Healthcare Innovation
#68 Bo Bigelow on USP7-Related Disorders
#67 Daniel DeFabio on Disorder: The Rare Disease Film Festival
#66 Dr. Susan Capasso on Genetic Counseling
#65 CRISPRed Imprinting Disorders
#64 Dan Faszczyk on Kolgene
#63 Rare Disease Day 2017
#62 Cytogenetics Basics
Cytogenetics is the field genetics at a cellular level, which means looking at chromosomes (bundles of DNA). Clinical Cytogeneticist, Charlotte Keith, discusses the areas of testing; acquired and con…
#61 Wes Wilson on Tumor Progression Epigenetics
