The Genetics Podcast
Exploring all things genetics. Dr Patrick Short, University of Cambridge alumnus and CEO of Sano Genetics, analyses the science, interviews the experts, and discusses the latest findings and breakthroughs in genetic research. To find out more about Sano Genetics and its mission to accelerate the future of precision medicine visit: www.sanogenetics.com
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 41 minutes
- Episodes
- 205
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
EP 25: Ethics of DNA Marketplaces and Data Sharing with Dr Mahsa Shabani
Patrick talks to Dr Mahsa Shabani, a researcher at the Centre for Biomedical Ethics and Law, University of Leuven. From the golden state killer to blockchain, they discuss the latest ethical issues i…
00:36:53 |
Tue 24 Dec 2019
EP 24: Diagnosis to clinical trial in 6 weeks with Gemma Stunt
Dr Patrick Short talks to Gemma Stunt about her son Bertie’s diagnosis of Duchenne muscular dystrophy, how to get involved in clinical trials and what life is really like with a currently ‘incurable’…
00:43:43 |
Fri 06 Dec 2019
EP 23: Microbiome in birth and health with Dr Yan Shao
Our guest this week is Dr Yan Shao from The Wellcome Sanger Institute, a non-profit British genomics and genetics research institute. In this episode, Dr Shao discusses the findings from his most rec…
00:34:34 |
Thu 21 Nov 2019
EP 22: Behind every data point is a person with Dr Paul Wicks
Get to know a little bit more about our new scientific advisor Dr Paul Wicks. Paul has dedicated much of his career to patient-centric research and building patient communities, particularly in rare …
01:00:51 |
Tue 29 Oct 2019
EP 21: The Genetics of Alzheimer's with Dash Genomics and HealthLytix
This week on our podcast, we speak to Xing Xu from Dash Genomics and Renee George from HealthLytix about Alzheimer's disease. Dash Genomics has partnered with HealthLytix to produce a new model that …
00:38:46 |
Tue 08 Oct 2019
EP 20: Ring Chromosome 20 Syndrome with Allison Watson
In this episode Patrick Short speaks with Allison Watson the co-founder and secretary of Ring20 Research and Support UK patient organisation and the co-chair of EpiCARE’s patient advisory group. Alli…
00:46:02 |
Fri 04 Oct 2019
EP 19: Dr Patrick Short Discusses the Personalised Genomics Industry
This episode was originally recorded for CUTalks, the podcast of the Cambridge University Technology & Enterprise club. In this podcast, CEO and Co-founder Dr Patrick Short discusses the personalised…
00:30:52 |
Wed 25 Sep 2019
EP 18: Elin Haf Davies: How Aparito Uses Wearables & Mobile Apps to Run Patient-Centric Clinical Trials
Our guest this week is Elin Haf Davies, who is the CEO of Aparito - a technology company that focuses on patient-generated health data. Elin is also an inspirational speaker, trans-atlantic rower and…
00:36:03 |
Thu 19 Sep 2019
EP 17: Genetics News (September 2019)
Last week, the shocking story that sick migrants undergoing lifesaving care can now be deported hit the NY times - but what effect will it have on clinical trials in America? Find out in this episod…
00:24:59 |
Tue 10 Sep 2019
EP 16 Policy Development and Patient Engagement for Rare Disease with Alistair Kent
This week on our podcast, we speak to Alastair Kent, a world leader in policy development and patient engagement for rare disease. In this episode, we discuss how research is changing in rare conditi…
01:07:45 |
Fri 06 Sep 2019
EP 15 DNA Today host Kira Dineen discusses Genetic Counselling
This week on our podcast we speak to Kira Dineen, a genetic counsellor in training and host of DNA Today. We ask Kira what she’s learned from more than 200 hours of conversation with leading doctors …
00:34:12 |
Fri 23 Aug 2019
EP 14 Genetics News
In this episode, we cover the latest genetics news stories including; 1) 23andMe’s plan to start collecting health data 2) New research that’s sounding alarm bells about the accuracy of genotyping te…
00:29:39 |
Wed 21 Aug 2019
EP 13 How Eurocentricity is holding genetics back with Dr. Alicia Martin
Dr. Alicia Martin, a researcher at the Massachusets General Hospital and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, discusses the issues surrounding Eurocentricity in genetics studies.
00:34:01 |
Tue 13 Aug 2019
EP 12 Q&A: Quora's Top Genetics Questions
Dr Patrick Short answers the top genetic questions on quora. Which include: 1) How reliable is the DNA testing offered by sites like Ancestry.com or 23andMe? 2) Does DNA testing for diet and fitness…
00:10:55 |
Tue 06 Aug 2019
EP 11 Neil Bennett, Director of Research at Action Duchenne
We recently held an event bringing together charities and patient registries to help them take the next step in doing genetic research. One of our speakers was Neil Bennett, the Director of Research …
00:12:37 |
Wed 31 Jul 2019
EP 10 Eric Topol on how Machine Learning & AI can Contribute to the Future of Healthcare
We had the pleasure of speaking with Dr Eric Topol, author of ‘The Patient Will See You Now’ and ‘Deep Medicine’. Eric has had an incredible career which has been largely focused on researching cardi…
00:38:23 |
Tue 23 Jul 2019
EP 9 Conversation with Gencove CEO & Human Genetics Researcher Joe Pickrell
Human Genetics Researcher Joe Pickrell is the CEO of Gencove who offer low-pass sequencing technology which is both cost-efficient and provides highly accurate variant calls across the whole genome. …
00:35:45 |
Tue 16 Jul 2019
EP 8 Dr Sonya Abraham on biologics, arthritis and the gut microbiome
Sano Genetics CEO Dr Patrick Short interviews Dr Sonya Abraham, a researcher at Imperial College, London who looks at different conditions like arthritis and psoriasis to discuss biological therapies…
00:17:34 |
Tue 09 Jul 2019
EP 7 Impute.me creator Lasse Folkersen discusses his passion project
Lasse Folkersen discusses how he started impute.me as a passion project, out of sheer curiosity to understand his own genes and to help others with the same intention and as a result, he has now sequ…
00:28:32 |
Tue 02 Jul 2019
EP 6 The Phlebotomist Depicts a Dystopian Future Governed by DNA Testing
The Phlebotomist is a play written by Ella Road which imagines a future where your genetic rating influences every aspect of your life and is determined through a single blood test. We spoke with Ell…
00:26:19 |
Tue 18 Jun 2019
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