DNA Today: A Genetics Podcast

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...

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 . S...

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, o...

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...

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 listen...

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 en...

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...

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 Su...

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 , wh...

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 discu...

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 mos...

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

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 C...

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 excite...

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 relea...

Propionic and Methylmalonic Acidemia (PA and MMA), including an investigational therapy, are explored in this episode. Host Kira Dineen is joined by patient advocate Bryan Kelly, and HemoShear Therapeutics CMO, Dr. Pat Horn. Bryan Kelly is 36 years old and living with propionic acidemia. He is a great inspiration to patients and caregivers alike, finding ways to live a fulfilling life, despite the...

This week we’re diving into Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (FSHD) and highlighting the utilization of whole genome mapping in the diagnosis of FSHD. Joining us to explore these topics are June Kinoshita, Director of Research and Patient Engagement at the FSHD Society , and Rojan Kavosh, a genetic counselor by training who is currently a Genomic Testing Consultant at PerkinElmer Genomics ....

We are thrilled to share a brand new podcast that Kira Dineen co-produces, the n-Lorem “Patient Empowerment Program”. The podcast just launched so we wanted to share the pilot episode with you! This podcast focuses solely, exclusively, on the needs of nano-rare patients. These are patients that have a unique pathogenic variant (mutation) that affects only them or less than 30 people worldwide. The...

Joining us this week is Dr. Yael Joffe, Founder and Chief Scientific Officer of 3X4 Genetics , a genetic testing partner for providers that allows them to bring genetic testing into their practice so that they can provide patients with more personalized and DNA-based actionable insights that will help them live better, longer, and healthier lives. Dr. Joffe is also a fellow podcaster! She is the h...

In honor of Vision Health Month and Blindness Awareness Month, we are exploring Blueprint Genetics ’ My Retina Tracker program with ​​Khalida Liaquat, who is a genetic counselor and the Senior Manager of Genomic Services at Quest Diagnostics. Our other guest is Ariana Lichtenstein, who is the Director of Business development at Blueprint Genetics. Blueprint Genetics is a genetic testing company fo...

Last episode (182) we were joined by Dr. Eric Green, the Director of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) at the NIH. And we chatted about the recent completion of the human genome. To continue this conversation, I am joined by the co-founders of the Telomere to Telomere Consortium which lead this project! Dr. Karen Miga is an Assistant Professor in Biomolecular Engineering at The...

On this week’s episode of DNA Today we’re discussing the past, present, and future of the Human Genome Project and the Telomere to Telomere Consortium with Dr. Eric Green, director of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH). The Human Genome Project is an international scientific research project that began in 1990, with the goal of dete...

To celebrate DNA Day we are joined by Dr. Stephanie Ryan! In this podcast episode, Dr. Ryan discusses science education and communication, especially making science understandable for kids. To keep the celebrations going we will be co-hosting a virtual event on DNA Day itself, Monday, April 25th at 6pmET! During this special DNA Day event we will do a live DNA experiment with Dr. Stephanie Ryan. Y...

We are excited to share that Kourtney Kardashian recently featured in DNA Today in an article on Poosh, “ How Genetics Play the Ultimate Role in Health ”. Our host, Kira Dineen, shares insight on genetic counseling and epigenetics. The Chief Medical Officer of Mitera , Dr. Kathy Salari, joins the show. Mitera is a telehealth company that offers a unique care model that uses remote technologies and...

This week we’re bringing you a special episode of DNA Today! Our host, Kira Dineen, was recently a guest on The Science of Everything Podcast , discussing genetic testing with host, James Fodor. Kira thoroughly enjoyed her experience being a guest on this podcast, so we’ve decided to also release the episode on the DNA Today podcast feed! To give you a teaser… we covered a range of genetic testing...