2006 National DNA Day Online Chatroom Transcript
This is just one question from an archive of the National DNA Day Moderated Chat held in April 2006. 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 career route would I take to be able to interact and talk with pregnant women and infants, and still work on the genetics of the infants? In this career would you be able to "monitor" the infants/pregnant women?
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Dale Lea, R.N., M.P.H., C.G.C: There are several career paths you could consider. One is becoming a genetic counselor, where you would provide counseling to pregnant women considering genetic testing and working with a medical geneticist in evaluating infants for potential genetic conditions. Genetic counselors follow pregnant women and infants over time to monitor a pregnancy or an infant's growth and development. |
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