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‘Tis the Season of Giving- Tips for Sharing your Health History with Family Members

December 16, 2021 Jessica Dronen, MS, CGC Leave a Comment

Family Get Together During Holidays

We at ThinkGenetic hope that you and yours have had a wonderful holiday season! We’d like to take the time to remind everyone that while you may be rushing to… CONTINUE

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: cancer screening, colon cancer, colon polyps, diabetes, Familial Hypercholesterolemia, family history, FH, genetic counselor, genetics, health history, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, inheritance, Jessica Dronen, medical information, osteoporosis, precancerous, thyroid disease

New Study Results: Severity scoring system to identify patient risk for genetic conditions #NSGC21

September 23, 2021 Ruth O'Keefe Leave a Comment

Development and implementation of an automated severity scoring system to identify patients at possible increased risk for specific genetic conditions NSGC 2021 Poster UM353 Authors: Dawn Laney, MS, CGC 1,2… CONTINUE

Filed Under: Education, Events, News Tagged With: AI, algorithm, Dawn Laney, differential diagnosis, EHR, electronic health records, Emory University, Fabry disease, Gaucher disease, genetic condition, genetic counselor, genetic risk, hereditary angiodema, ICD10, Jessica Dronen, Lafayette General Hospital, machine learning, medical records, NSGC21, patient identification, pilot project, research study, Takeda, ThinkGenetic, ThinkGenetic Foundation, UM353

ThinkGenetic Goes Virtual for NSGC – Presenting Research Results at Annual Education Conference

September 20, 2021 Ruth O'Keefe Leave a Comment

This year the NSGC will again be hosting it’s annual educational event virtually. This doesn’t mean we cannot still join together to discuss all things genetic! NSGC has partnered with… CONTINUE

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: genetic counselor, NSGC, virtual booth

Is all cancer genetic? Understanding hereditary risk

July 15, 2019 Guest Author 2 Comments

Bottom Story - Cancer Genetics - ThinkGenetic

Editor’s Note: I am so thrilled that my colleague and friend, Jennifer Propst, is able to share her genetic cancer expertise with all of us through this piece. It can… CONTINUE

Filed Under: Advocacy, Education Tagged With: BRCA1, BRCA2, breast cancer, cancer, cancer diagnosis, carcinogens, coordinate testing, FDA, genetic counselor, genetic testing, hereditary cancer, hereditary predisposition to cancer, hereditary risk, increased risk, Lynch syndrome, MSH2, ovarian cancer, pancreatic cancer, prostastic cancer, somatic genetic testing, tumor DNA, tumor DNA profiling, tumor DNA sequencing

Holiday History Hunt Down – Getting to Know Your Family’s Health Background

November 20, 2018 Lauren Bailey Flueckinger, MS, CGC Leave a Comment

Holiday History Hunt Down - ThinkGenetic

With the holidays fast approaching, lots of comfort food, fall sports, and time with family come to mind. What might not come to mind is genetics, however, the holidays, and… CONTINUE

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: family history, genetic counseling, genetic counselor, genetics, Lauren Bailey Flueckinger, Thanksgiving

Could a Biological Trojan Horse Help Us Cure Genetic Diseases?

August 8, 2018 Morgan Simmons, MMSc, CGC 10 Comments

Lab - Cells - Gene Therapy - Morgan Simmons -ThinkGenetic

Most medical treatments fall into four broad categories based on their goal: Preventive/prophylactic – avoiding the disease altogether Disease management – taking steps to ensure a long and healthy life… CONTINUE

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: clinical trials, disease management, DNA, gene therapy, genes, genetic condition, genetic counseling, genetic counselor, genetic disease, genetic disorder, genetic testing, germ line cells, inherited condition, Morgan Simmons, personalized medicine, Rare Disease, somatic cells, treatment genetic disease

2017 – ThinkGenetic Builds Patient – First Reputation with SymptomMatcher and More

January 31, 2018 Len Barker 1 Comment

As the President of ThinkGenetic, I am responsible for ensuring the company makes steady progress toward our goals. I provide regular feedback on this progress to our board members, investors,… CONTINUE

Filed Under: News, Updates Tagged With: artifical intelligence, genetic counselor, genetic counselors, genetic disease, geneticists, information scientists, Len Barker, PULSE@MassChallenge, Shire, SymptomMatcher, ThinkGenetic, Year in Review

A Millennial’s Guide to Family Health History

November 15, 2017 Morgan Simmons, MMSc, CGC 1 Comment

I am a millennial. There, I said it. If you’re wondering what I’m referring to, the word “millennial” typically refers to the generation that reached adulthood around the turn of… CONTINUE

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: #NationalFamilyHealthHistoryDay, Alex’s Lemonade Stands, family health history, family history, genetic counselor, genetic disease, millennial, Morgan Simmons, National Family Health History Day, Susan G. Komen 3-Days, Thanksgiving

It’s Amazing What a Person’s Face Can’t Tell You

November 8, 2017 Georgia Loucopoulos, Genetic Counseling Student Intern Leave a Comment

  ‘I can read you like a book.’ I’ve never actually said this to anyone, but sometimes it’s true. As a first-year genetic counseling student, I’ve had many opportunities to… CONTINUE

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: BRCA1, BRCA2, genetic counseling, genetic counseling student, genetic counselor, Georgia Loucopoulos

Upcoming Presentation on Making Your Dream Genetic Counseling Career a Reality

November 1, 2017 Ruth O'Keefe Leave a Comment

Deepti Babu, MS, CGC, ThinkGenetic Vice President, Communications and Patient Advocacy, looks forward to being an invited speaker at The Indiana Network of Genetic Counselors’ “Upgrade: 4Genetics version 20.17” continuing… CONTINUE

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: career, continuing education, Deepti Babu, event, genetic counselor, Indiana Network of Genetic Counselors

Connecting, Collaborating, and Activating at the Vibrant 2017 RARE Patient Advocacy Summit

September 28, 2017 Dawn Laney, MS, CGC, CCRC | ThinkGenetic Co-Founder Leave a Comment

While many of our ThinkGenetic teammates helped others “harness their inner power” at the National Society of Genetic Counselors Annual Conference in Columbus, Ohio, ThinkGenetic CEO, Dave Jacob and I… CONTINUE

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: advocacy, Dave Jacob, Dawn Laney, Deborah Katz, Dekel Gelbman, Face2Gene, FDNA, genetic counselor, genetic disease, Global Genes, Rare Disease, summit, SymptomMatcher

Webinar: Guideline Development for Non‐Physician Clinicians with G‐I‐N NA

June 19, 2017 Ruth O'Keefe 2 Comments

This month, ThinkGenetic’s new Vice President of Communications and Advocacy, Deepti Babu, MS, CGC will be sharing her experience with the National Society of Genetic Counselors’ (NSGC’s) Practice Guidelines Committee… CONTINUE

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: clinician, Deepti Babu, G‐I‐N NA, genetic counselor, guidelines, Iris Tam, Lucia Constantini, nurse, online education, pharmacists, webinar

ThinkGenetic Announces Deepti Babu, MS, CGC as Vice President of Communications and Patient Advocacy

June 19, 2017 Ruth O'Keefe Leave a Comment

ThinkGenetic is happy to announce the hire of certified genetic counselor and medical writer, Deepti Babu, to Vice President of Communications and Patient Advocacy. She will have the primary responsibility… CONTINUE

Filed Under: News Tagged With: communication, Deepti Babu, GAGC, genetic condition, genetic counselor, genetic disease, hire, Len Barker, NSGC, patient advocacy

The Inside Scoop on Genetic Counseling

November 14, 2016 Morgan Simmons, MMSc, CGC 5 Comments

Inside Scoop

If I were to ask you to sit back, close your eyes, remember your childhood, and ask you what you wanted to be when you grew up, what would you… CONTINUE

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: genetic counseling, genetic counselor, genetics, Morgan Simmons, National Society of Genetic Counselors, NSGC, ThinkGenetic

ThinkGenetic to Sponsor 2016 USC Genetic Counseling Fall Symposium on November 11

November 2, 2016 Ruth O'Keefe Leave a Comment

ThinkGenetic is very excited to be a sponsor at the upcoming 2016 Genetic Counseling Fall Symposium in Columbia, South Carolina on November 11, 2016. Focusing on the needs of genetic counselors, geneticists,… CONTINUE

Filed Under: Events, News Tagged With: breast cancer, cancer genetics, CGC, Dawn Jacob Laney, event, exome, gene therapy, genetic counselor, Haiyan Fu, hypermutations, Janice Edwards, Julianne O’Daniel, Kelly East, LSD, Magdalena Walkiewicz, National Society of Genetic Counselors, newborn screening, NSGC, ovarian cancer, Quinn Stein, Ruth O'Keefe, Symposium, University of South Carolina, Uri Tabori, USCGC

35th Annual Education Conference by National Society of Genetic Counselors

September 14, 2016 Ruth O'Keefe Leave a Comment

This month, ThinkGenetic is happy to be attending and exhibiting at the 35th Annual Education Conference by the National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC) in Seattle. This event “focuses specifically… CONTINUE

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: AEC, genetic counselor, NSGC, Ruth O'Keefe

6th Annual Fabry Family Medical Conference

September 6, 2016 Ruth O'Keefe Leave a Comment

Featured - NFDF

On September 8-9, 2016 in Greensboro, North Carolina the National Fabry Disease Foundation (NFDF) will be hosting it’s annual Fabry Family Medical Conference. An important event for all individuals with Fabry disease… CONTINUE

Filed Under: Events, News Tagged With: Dave Jacob, Dawn Laney, Emory University, Fabry, Fabry disease, Fabry Family Medical Conference, genetic counselor, National Fabry Disease Foundation, NFDF, Ruth O'Keefe

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