Lola Cook

YouTube video by All Access DNA Is Parkinson's Disease genetic?

It's #ParkinsonsAwarenessMonth and we talk to Priscila Hodges about the genetics of #Parkinsons and the PDGENEration study in Latin America. Listen on YouTube or allaccessdna.podbean.com

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Knowledge as Empowerment: Measuring the Personal Utility of Parkinson’s Genetic Testing Results

Check out the new blog post with link to our paper: go.nature.com/3WSuA1Y

Evaluating Performance and Agreement of Coronary Heart Disease Polygenic Risk Scores This study aims to characterize the individual-level agreement of polygenic risk scores for coronary heart disease that perform similarly at the population level.

I think this JAMA article from last week received insufficient attention - different computations of PRS for the same disease, despite nearly identical population performance, resulted in very different classifications at the individual level #polygenicriskscores
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There’s been an influx of new people so it feels like a good time to repost by genetic counselor starter pack, and invite anyone who wants to be included to lmk :)
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Please add me too. Thx!

New Genetic Counsellor Trial Aims to Provide Personalized Genetic Care in BC - Genome BC HIGHLIGHTS A clinical trial funded by Genome BC and led by researchers from the University of British Columbia seeks to integrate genetic counsellors into family physician clinics in British Columbia ...

My team has some new exciting funding for genetic counseling research! We are gonna embed a genetic counselor in primary care and look at outcomes! www.genomebc.ca/blog/new-gen... super excited about what this could mean for access and equity etc 💜

Wishing all of my colleagues a very happy Genetic Counsellor Awareness Day! We had a really wonderful ASGC webinar this morning featuring speakers from different areas exploring their roles and pathways. The breadth of our field seems to be endless - love being part of such a cool community! 💜

Introducing myself on this new platform! Currently, I am a research genetic counselor working in Parkinson's disease. I am interested in novel ways to provide genetic counseling services & in outcomes. My outside interests include communication, writing, reading, food, cooking, travel, and animals!

J9 thanks for posting this Blue Sky starter pack on LinkedIn. Already feeling better!!