Megan Maxwell explains her role as a research genetic counselor. She has experience in clinical, laboratory, sales, educational, and research settings. She is currently a Genetic Counselor Project Manager for The MilSeq Project at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, TX. This research is conducted under the Genomes2People (G2P) Research Program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, which is focused on the medical, behavioral, and economic implications of translational genomics and personalized genomic medicine, and the Air Force Personalized Medicine Program. Megan earned her BS in Human Biology from University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and her MS in Genetic Counseling from California State University, Northridge (CSUN). If you are interested in finding a genetic counselor as a patient or student, go to findageneticcounselor.com or aboutgeneticcounselor.com to learn more about the field. Stay updated with Megan on Twitter and LinkedIn. And don’t forget to follow my new account on Instagram, @DNAradio.

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