Genomic Newborn Screening: What We Know and How Far We Have to Go with Nina B. Gold, MD

• In this talk, we will discuss current perspectives on genomic newborn screening, the next steps toward understanding its promise and limitations, and the challenges that lie ahead on the road to universal implementation of this technology.

  Level of Instruction: Intermediate

  

  Only the live session qualifies for CEUs but when possible, we host the recordings on our website and NSGC recommends participants to use their personal email instead of work email addresses to ensure they receive their CEU certificates.

  

  Ambry Genetics is approved as a provider for continuing education program by NSGC and ASCLS P.A.C.E ® Program.

Nina B. Gold, MD | Presenter

Medical Genetics Residency Director at Massachusetts General Hospital

Dr. Gold is a physician board-certified in pediatrics, medical genetics, and medical biochemical genetics. She is currently an Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School, attending physician in the Division of Medical Genetics and Metabolism at Mass General for Children, and serves as the Director of Prenatal Medical Genetics and an Associate Director of Research for the Mass General Brigham hospital-based biobank. Her research focuses on the ascertainment of undiagnosed individuals with genotypes associated with inherited metabolic disorders. Her work is funded by a KO8 award from NHGRI and she is also a co-investigator on the BabySeq 2 project, a randomized controlled trial of whole genome sequencing in a diverse cohort of healthy newborns.

Victoria Suslovitch, MS, CGC | Moderator

Genomic Science Liaison II, Ambry Genetics

Victoria is a licensed and certified genetic counselor, and a Genomic Science Liaison for the Rare Disease + Cardiology group with Ambry Genetics. Prior to joining Ambry, Victoria was a research genetic counselor at Boston Children’s Hospital, for a study that aims to develop genomically targeted therapies for children with rare neurological diseases. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Biology from the University of Tampa, and Master of Science in Genetic Counseling from Boston University.