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Dr. Robert Green on the future of genetic testing

Beyond The Heart |

October 2022

Podcast

Robert C. Green, MD, MPH is Professor of Medicine (Genetics) at Harvard Medical School and a physician-scientist who directs the G2P Research Program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Broad Institute and Ariadne Labs. Dr. Green is internationally recognized for research and policy efforts accelerating the implementation of genomic/precision medicine. In this fascinating conversation Nieca and … Continued

What is precision medicine?

ABC Nightlife |

January 2022

Podcast

“Precision medicine is personalised and creating individualised treatments for a whole range of conditions, so how is it changing the way we manage disease? Philip Clark spoke to John Mattick a Professor of RNA Biology at UNSW and Professor Robert Green is the Director of the Genomes2People Research Program at Harvard Medical School.”

Amy McGuire on newborn sequencing

The Beagle Has Landed |

November 2021

Podcast

“Amy McGuire [Co-PI of BabySeq] joins Laura Hercher on “The Beagle Has Landed” to discuss BabySeq and the high-risk, high-reward prospect of making genome sequencing of newborns routine. After a preliminary study many years in the making, Amy is here to assure us of one thing: ‘what we’re doing isn’t Gattaca.’ Also, the take-home message: … Continued

Dr. Robert Green: A liberating vision of the future

The G Word |

October 2021

Podcast

“We have a wild card here that is changing the risk-benefit equation for all babies in order to detect these rare cases.”

Robert Green: Newborn sequencing is the goal here in the U.S.

Mendelspod |

July 2021

Podcast

“If you go to a scientific meeting, even with the greatest critics, and you ask, how many people in this audience believe that your entire genome will be part of your everyday medical care in fifty years, every person will raise their hand. So the only questions we’re debating are: how do we get there, … Continued

The buy in

This Study Shows |

June 2021

Podcast

“We might think that science and money have nothing to do with each other, but whether it’s video games, consumer DNA kits, or even the concrete we build with, the connections are everywhere. Listen to Dr. Mitu Khandaker, Dr. John Orr, and Dr. Jason Vassy explore what happens when research and commercial interests collide.”

Precision Pioneers EP 4: Geneticist and Harvard professor, Robert Green on accelerating implementation of genomic medicine

The Genetics Podcast |

April 2021

Podcast

Dr. Robert C. Green joins Patrick Short of “The Genetics Podcast” to discuss genetic testing in healthy adults and newborns, along with the barriers we need to overcome to realize the full potential of personalized medicine.

Latest Med News Podcast: Episode 6 with Bethany Zettler

Latest Med News |

December 2020

Podcast

In this season finale of the Latest Med News Podcast, G2P’s Bethany Zettler shares about her work as lead genetic counselor of the Preventive Genomics Clinic and project manager of the MilSeq and BabySeq studies. Her work focuses on how genetic testing can help anyone understand their health risks and make proactive medical/lifestyle choices.

Should everyone have their full genome sequenced? A Conversation with Robert Green, MD, head of Genomes2People at Brigham and Women’s and Founder of Genome Medical

Touch Point Media |

March 2020

Podcast

Greg and Robert explode some of the persistent myths around genetic testing and dive in to the future of genetic testing amongst healthy populations

Carrie Blout on discovering whats in your genome

SoundCloud |

May 2019

Podcast

What would happen if everyone got their genome sequenced? This question is no longer the stuff of science fiction. Instead, it is a research question that Senior Genetic Counselor Carrie Blout and her colleagues at the Genomes2People initiative at Brigham and Women’s hospital are trying to answer. We discuss the medical, psychological, and economic impact … Continued

Dr. Robert Green on the impact of individual genomic data

Harry Glorikian |

December 2018

Podcast

Harry Glorikian guest this week, Dr. Robert Green, is a professor of medicine and genetics at Harvard Medical School and director of the Genomes To People research program at Brigham & Women’s Hospital and the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT. They dig into the individual genome, how genomic data is being used, and the impact … Continued

VA researcher hopes genetic test can help in choosing right drug to reduce high cholesterol

VA Research Podcasts |

September 2018

Podcast

Mike Richman of VA Research Communications interviews Dr. Jason Vassy, a clinician and researcher at the VA Boston Healthcare System. Vassy is leading a study that is focusing on whether a test for a specific gene can help patients and doctors choose the right type and dose of statin drugs, which are often used by … Continued

Can science change the stories we grew up with? Exploring identity with Pete Wentz and Dr. Robert Green

iHeartRADIO |

August 2018

Podcast

Growing up in a small town in Illinois, musician Pete Wentz didn’t look or feel like others in his community, and never really felt that he fit in. So, he set out to create an identity of his own. On the latest episode of Spit, host Baratunde Thurston sits with Pete and medical geneticist and … Continued

Ars on your lunch break: the consequences of a government genetic database

ArsTechnica |

July 2018

Podcast, Press

The third and final interview conducted with Dr. Robert Green about specific circumstances that could arise from genetic sequencing starting from infancy.

Ars on your lunch break: Robert Green on what darkness lurks in our DNA

ArsTechnica |

July 2018

Podcast, Press

“The promises and peril that could come from reading your full genome.” Dr. Robert Green discusses some very important questions about what information you could find in your genome.

Episode 16: Robert Green | The promise & peril in your genes |

After On |

November 2017

Podcast

Robert C. Green sits down with Rob Reid to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of looking into your own genome.

Nature Podcast

Acast |

August 2018

Podcast

Much of genetic mutation classification is still to be determined by researchers, but what they do know can potentially help many patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in this specific study.

Measuring harm in direct-to-consumer genetic testing

Genepod |

January 2015

Podcast

Does your genome belong to your family, too?

Science Friday |

November 2014

Podcast

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