About this series – Telehealth for Genetics Residents and Fellows. A monthly teaching session brought to you by the members of the RCPSC Specialty Committee in Medical Genetics.
Inclusion of Molecular Genetics in Newborn Screening
This presentation will provide a quick review of NBS in Ontario and where molecular genetics is being used. The goal is to understand some of the techniques and logistics associated with molecular genetic in NBS at present, and to examine some of the opportunities and challenges associated with molecular genetics in NBS.
Learning objectives:
– Examine some of the opportunities and challenges associated with molecular genetics in NBS.
– Understand some of the techniques and logistics associated with molecular genetic in NBS at present.
Speaker:
Dr. Kristin Kernohan
Kristin Kernohan, Laboratory Head of Molecular Genetics Laboratory, completed her HB.Sc, Honours specialization in Genetics and Ph.D in Biochemistry at the University of Western Ontario. After graduate school she completed a post-doctoral fellowship with Care4Rare and CCMG training at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario before joining NSO in 2018. Dr. Kernohan is certified by the Canadian College of Medical Geneticists. Her research interests include the identification of new disease genes and developmental of new technologies for molecular diagnostics.
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