Episode 005: Heme Path Series Pt. 4 - Molecul...

Therapy, Maintenance, and Relapsed/Refractory SequencingThis week, we kick off the first of our myeloma capstone roundtable discussions with two experts who treat myeloma every single day. We welcome back Dr. Manni Mohyuddin from the Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of ...  Show more

This week, we kick off the first of our myeloma capstone roundtable discussions with two experts who treat myeloma every single day. We welcome back Dr. Manni Mohyuddin from the Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah, and introduce a new friend of the show, Dr. Adeel ...  Show more

This episode dives into polygenic risk testing, exploring how genetic data can inform healthcare strategies. We discuss the complexities of communicating risk, the role of polygenic scores in identifying disease susceptibility, and the evolving landscape of personalized medici ...

In this episode, we explore key topics in genetics, including how sex-linked and autosomal traits are inherited. We'll break down inheritance patterns using real-world examples, like X-linked recessive diseases, and walk through Punnett square problems to show how these traits ar ...  Show more

In this episode, I discuss genetic testing for sports and athletic performance. I describe the history of sports genomics and the search for genes that determine strength, endurance, and other performance markers. I explain how to interpret genetic test results, including how man ...  Show more

Here we survey of the causes and consequences of genetic mutation, including a discussion of mechanisms of endogenous and induced mutations, rates of mutation, types of single nucleotide mutations, and the phenotypic effects of mutation. We also discuss various mechanisms for det ...  Show more