2008 National DNA Day Online Chatroom Transcript

This is just one question from an archive of the National DNA Day Moderated Chat held in April 2008. The NHGRI Director and many genomics experts from across NHGRI took questions from students, teachers and the general public on topics ranging from basic genomic research, to the genetic basis of disease, to ethical questions about genetic privacy.

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What type of scientist are you?      Colleen McBride, Ph.D.: Developing new interventions to promote changes in people's behavior in ways that will lower their risk of developing certain diseases. I am a behavioral epidemiologist. I study behavioral epidemics like cigarette smoking, obesity and physical activity. These are considered epidemics because a relatively large group of Americans smoke cigarettes, are overweight and do not get enough exercise. I test different methods for helping people make positive changes in these behaviors. Flint Northern Academy in MI (12th grade student)

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