An Interview with Kira Dineen from the DNA Today Podcast

September is sickle cell anemia awareness month. Beverly and Lady Elaine return this week with their guest. Kira Dineen from the award-winning, DNA Today podcast to discuss SCA. Kira Dineen, MS, LCGC, CG(ASCP)CM, has a decade of podcast experience fueled by a passion for genetics and science communication. She has hosted and produced 6 podcasts. Her main show, "DNA Today", is a genetics podcast in the top 1% of podcasts globally. The show won the Best 2020 and 2021 Science and Medicine Podcast Awards. Over the last 10 years, the podcast has produced over 200 episodes. As a licensed certified genetic counselor, Kira Dineen meets with patients who are pregnant or planning pregnancies to obtain family health history and explore genetic testing options. Kira is also certified as a Cytogenetic Technologist and has worked in laboratories performing karyotypes and FISH on constitutional and cancer samples. Speaking Topics: -Genetic Counseling -Direct-To-Consumer DNA Tests (23andMe, AncestryDNA, etc.) -Preconception & Pregnancy Genetics Tests (Carrier Screening & Non-Invasive Prenatal Screening) -Family Health History -Hereditary Cancer Syndromes -CRISPR -Science Communications -Cytogenetics (Karyotypes & FISH) In the link below you will find Kira Dineen's Media Kit including her bio, speaking topics, previous podcast appearances, and podcast reach. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/4ffb45f6e4b0620caf90d8b6/t/61b10e5ed5a6970e4f5a7735/1638993509911/Kira+Dineen+Podcaster+Media+Kit.pdf