Guest Post: They Canceled Our Anti-Eugenics Talk. The Censorship Proved Our Point.
by Ambreen Khan, Kim Zayhowski, Robert Resta, and Laura Hercher This piece is our team’s account of censorship and threats from members of the genetic counseling community. It is both testimony and a demand that our…
As well, the Journal has a podcast episode (thanks to @kategenetics.bsky.social @naomi-cgc.bsky.social & team!) dedicated to a study of Black previvors' & survivors' experiences with #BreastCancer, listen here: dnadialogues.podbean.com/e/9-black-pr...
#BlackHistoryMonth #AcademicSky 🧪 #GeneChat 2/2
February is #BlackHistoryMonth
In recognition, the Journal of Genetic Counseling has updated our special virtual issue on this topic, and its all free to read for everyone for 30 days! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...
#AcademicSky 🧪 #GeneChat 1/2
💡New episode of the Journal of Genetic counseling podcast, DNA Dialogues! Its a BONUS, ask-the-editor (me!) edition!
We discuss the submission & review process, & answer listener questions. We even chat about “reviewer 2”. #Academicsky 🧪 #GeneChat
🔊 dnadialogues.podbean.com/e/ask_the_ed...
TODAY on @theflytrapmedia.com, and unpaywalled for all, I'm talking about algospeak, cuteification, and the implications of softening language about hard things.
As genetic testing becomes part of health care, one question remains: who helps patients make sense of it all?
Drs. Alison Elliott & @j9austin.bsky.social at @bcchresearch.bsky.social & UBC are a part of the GenCOUNSEL project changing how we experience #GeneticCounselling: https://bit.ly/48WtfMO
An international team of patient partners, including @dawnrichards.bsky.social, is studying patient partners' experiences with authorship of peer-reviewed publications. If you have such experience, consider completing this survey! survey.alchemer.eu/s3/90907829/... #ParticipateInResearch
Screenshot of a picture of a water feature on UBC campus with a sunset behind it. The text overlaying the picture says: "Now accepting applications! PhD subspecialization in Genetic and Genomic Counselling Program at UBC Enrolling first class September 2026 -Thesis-based program -Requirements: Board Eligible/Board Certified Genetic Counsellor Graduated from an accredited GC Training Program Proven track record in research For more information, please email GCPHD.MEDG@UBC.CA or visit https://shorturl.at/I4lkt
Are you a genetic counselor? Are you toying with the idea of a PhD? Yes? Please see the information about our *NEW* PhD subspecialization program in genetic and genomic counseling! Our first class is enrolling for Sept 2026!
Patton, C. (2024). Replicability and the humanities: the problem with universal measures of research quality. Research Evaluation, 34. https://doi.org/10.1093/reseval/rvaf052
A new article by Chloe Patton in #ResearchEvaluation shows how debates about #OpenScience often slip into absurdity – like demanding #replication from the #Humanities. You can’t replicate history, culture, or interpretation the way you replicate a physics experiment: doi.org/10.1093/rese...
The podcast of the journal of genetic counseling, “DNA dialogues” was nominated for an award! Yay!
If this makes you curious and you wanna listen, here’s where you can do that: dnadialogues.podbean.com
A podcast recommendation for #AcademicSky people:
"DNA Dialogues" is the podcast of the journal of genetic counseling! Our latest episode is about research methods... so broadly applicable! Listen here to interviews about mixed methods research, & stats methods: dnadialogues.podbean.com #GeneChat
July is #DisabilityPride month and to mark it, the Journal of Genetic Counseling has a special virtual issue of papers, curated by @tashawainstein.bsky.social - they’re all free to read for the month of July! So, please do so, enjoy, and share! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...
Journal of Genetic Counseling’s Special issue on Research Methods has an EXCELLENT collection of papers & there are still more to come! Check it out for all your methods needs including qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods topics. #GeneChat #AcademicSky #AcademicChatter #Research #Research
“Research assistants, local collaborators & community partners, esp those from the Global South, are often seen as data collectors rather than co-creators of knowledge”
A great piece on inclusive authorship & the need for flexibility
@lseimpactblog.bsky.social
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What a masterclass from Steven McCarroll on Huntington Disease and the lifelong somatic expansion of the CAG repeat: three phases -slow ticking (decades), rapidly ticking (years), toxic (months).
#ESHG2025
Genetic counselors at #eshg2025 representing Australia, Canada and Switzerland! 🧬 🌏 🥂 @tashawainstein.bsky.social @kennedyborle.bsky.social @j9austin.bsky.social #genechat
Excited to be heading to #ESHG2025! I’ll be presenting on Monday 26th [C30.03] - “Disclosure of a diagnosis to peers among adolescents with genetic conditions: ‘I want them to get to know me before they see that part’”. Looking forward to lots of great sessions and a chance to connect with others!
Excited to be heading to #ESHG2025! I’ll be presenting on Monday 26th [C30.03] - “Disclosure of a diagnosis to peers among adolescents with genetic conditions: ‘I want them to get to know me before they see that part’”. Looking forward to lots of great sessions and a chance to connect with others!
What are sex trait variations and how do we support #intersex individuals? In the new ep All Access DNA we talk to @geneticsbtb.bsky.social about advocacy for the intersex community & the importance of trauma-informed care. #podcast #genechat #genetics
allaccessdna.podbean.com/e/sex_trait_...
We hope to see our research methods paper be a resource to the GC community tackling their research using quantitative methods: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
@j9austin.bsky.social #GCchat
Mixed methods can be very useful for genetic counselling research but there are considerations for rigour and validity. We wrote a methods paper about the opportunities and challenges for high quality MM genetic counselling research! @j9austin.bsky.social
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
🚨 New publication from the awesome @kennedyborle.bsky.social - we really hope that this one will be USEFUL to people who are wanting to engage in ensuring quality & rigor in their mixed methods research, it focuses on applications in genetic counseling but relevant beyond!
#AcademicSky 🧪 #GeneChat
🚨 Excited to announce the call for papers for our next special issue at the Journal of Genetic Counseling! Its about (re)imagining the future of genetic counseling, you can see more about what we are looking for here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...
Please share! #AcademicSky 🧪 #GeneChat
A discussion about whether ChatGPT has rights encapsulates so much about what is wrong.
The new feudal tech lords will sit around chin stroking about giving rights to a non-sentient algorithm while breezily destroying the rights of actual humans at the same time.
Is the screenshot from Chloe’s Instagram story that I tried really hard to get a decent steel shot of. Mostly just here for the quote Chloe writes about feminism. She sites me here and talking about the natalist turn her skin looks great.
With the recent news story about the White House considering ways to encourage women to have more babies, I thank Chloe Anygal for reminding me that I already covered this. None of this is about us.
“The haranguing of women will continue until white women are brought to heel.”
Dr. Jennifer Stinson is the first nurse to win a Gairdner Award. A nurse at Sick Kids and a professor at the U of T, she has "revolutionized pediatric pain management," using apps, VR and a human touch. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... @jenniferyang.bsky.social @gairdnerawards.bsky.social
Eventually, a brave person has to clearly explain what tools this president is using to keep his minions in line. We know there is bribery and reputational threats. But I suspect there is more.
