The COVID-19 Host Genetics Initiative, a global initiative to elucidate the role of host genetic factors in susceptibility and severity of the SARS-CoV-2 virus pandemic
European Journal of Human Genetics
May 2020
Other
Coronavirus, the answer may be in your genes
Fox News |
May 2020
Press, Video
What do your genetics have to do with your chances of dying from Coronavirus?
Vanity Fair |
April 2020
Press
Our genes might make some of us more susceptible to COVID-19—but which genes? Geneticists are sharing their vast DNA databases to find out.
Heroes on the front line: Dr. Robert Green
Blue Cross Blue Shield Massachusetts |
April 2020
Press
“..There are researchers – every single scientist is thinking ‘how can I contribute?’”
Coronavirus: Genes may explain why some face greater danger than others
Fox News |
April 2020
Press
“While healthy young people as a group are less likely to have severe symptoms with COVID, they have to understand that some of them will become very ill and will even die from this infection,” Dr. Robert Green said. “No one should assume youth makes them invulnerable.”
Creation and utility of “Boston Minority Genetic Counselors’
Journal of Genetic Counseling
February 2020
Automated typing of red blood cell and platelet antigens from whole exome sequences
Transfusion
August 2019
The genetic counselor with a $4,000 DNA test
Bloomberg |
July 2019
Press, Video
At a new clinic in Boston, genetic counselor Carrie Blout helps healthy patients get their DNA tested for predispositions to more than 2500 diseases. Bloomberg’s Aki Ito goes through the testing herself, trialing a controversial technology at the forefront of modern medicine.
Green recognized in Top 25 Voices in precision medicine
BWH Newsroom |
June 2019
Press
Robert Green, MD, MPH, of the Division of Genetics, was included in BIS Research and Insight Monk’s Top 25 Voices in Precision Medicine for his work on medical genetics and genomics.
G2P Newsletter June 2019
June 2019
G2P News
G2P’s summer began with our team members participating in the Boston Athletic Association 10K on Sunday June 23rd! Over the past few months, G2P faculty have attended numerous conferences nationwide, been featured in podcasts discussing the new preventive genomics clinic, and engaged with leaders in science, business, and industry in support of the Franca Fund.
Genetic testing, insurance discrimination, and medical research: What the US can learn from peer countries
Nature Medicine
August 2019
Guest post: We can do better – The experience of a minority genetic counselor
DNA Exchange |
April 2019
G2P Blog
Tala Berro, MS, LCGC writes about her experiences as a minority genetic counselor during her training and clinical rotations. Berro shares, “To my fellow genetic counselors, I propose the following version of the golden rule: treat your peers as you treat your patients”.
G2P Newsletter March 2019
March 2019
G2P News
Spring saw accomplishments by team members through numerous projects. G2P officially kicked-off the PeopleSeq consortium in Boston this January! Our very own, Carrie Blout, MS, CGC, was one of 86 Partner’s individuals awarded the Partners In Excellence Award.
Effect of communicating personalized rheumatoid arthritis risk on concern for developing RA: A randomized controlled trial
Patient Education and Counseling
December 2018
Do-it-yourself DNA? Go right ahead
The Boston Globe |
August 2017
Press
The emergence of “citizen scientist” DNA testing kits raises questions about how to manage the risks of using biological tools at home, says Dr. Robert C. Green.
Skirmishes, uncertainties, and great promise: Robert Green on precision medicine
Healthcare Analytics News |
June 2017
Press
Green was quite up front about for a man who directs a sequencing project (Harvard and Brigham and Women’s Genomes2People program), was dramatic: “Is genomic information toxic?” he pondered. “Is the information itself bad for you?”
3-Parent baby troubles doctors
Boston Herald |
September 2016
Press
A baby with three genetic parents is the first-ever born using a breakthrough technique that would protect infants from hereditary diseases
How much does the public need to know about Hillary Clinton’s health?
Motherboard |
September 2016
Press
What is the general public entitled to know about a candidate’s health who is running for office? Dr. Robert Green shares his opinions in this article in light of the issue of Hillary Clinton having pneumonia.
Participant satisfaction with a preference-setting tool for the return of individual research results in pediatric genomic research
Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics
January 2015
Angelina Jolie’s announcement spurs interest in genetic testing
New England Cable Network |
February 2014
Press
Hard choices Angelina Jolie faces about testing her kids for breast cancer genes
Time Magazine |
May 2013
Press
Seeking clues to heart disease in DNA of an unlucky family
New York Times |
May 2013
Press
An analysis of test bias due to race on the Mattis Dementia Rating Scale
The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences
November 1998
