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Genetic Sounds

The European Society of Human Genetics 19 Episodes Jun 5, 2026

Colourful chat brought to you by The European Society of Human Genetics. Listen to the sound of our genomics podcast session talk from The European Society of Human Genetics. With monthly guest speakers we discuss all things genetic now that genomics has moved to the forefront of medicine.

Episodes

The Diary of a Journal Editor - Voices, Values and the Vocabulary of Science Jun 5, 2026 2697 In this episode of Genetic Sounds, we are live from Milan with hosts Mariangels Ferrer Duch and Ramona Moldovan, where we discuss the voices, values and the vocabulary of science. Joining us on the panel is a wonderful range of guests from different backgrounds, many of whom are here wearing their journal editor hats. We have Jehannine (J9) Austin, Editor of the Journal of Genetic Counseling; Alis
E6 - Pharmacogenetics Jul 12, 2024 3222 In the final episode of our third series, we discuss Pharmacogenetics. Recorded with a live audience in Berlin, Germany. On the panel we have a wonderful range of guests including Professor and Head of Estonian Biobank, Lili Milani, CEO of Unique Patient Group, Sara Winn, Vita Dolžan, Head of the Pharmacogenetics Laboratory at the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Ljubljana, and Bill Newman
E5 - Language: Talking About Genetics Jun 14, 2024 2931 In this episode, we discuss language and how to talk about genetics. In this conversation, we are joined by Genetic Counsellor, Zelpha D’Souz from the Manchester Centre for Genomic Medicine, David Ross, who is a rare disease patient and also runs a charity supporting men’s mental health for those diagnosed with a rare disease, and Medical Interpreter, Teodora Manea, who is currently working at the
E4 - Facilitating discussions about reproductive choices Apr 26, 2024 2341 In this episode, we discuss how to facilitate discussions about reproductive choices. In this conversation, we are joined by Genetic Counsellor from The University of Cape Town, Tina Wessels, Director of ARC (Antenatal Results and Choices), Jane Fisher, and Emilia Bijsma from Leiden University Medical Centre.
E3 – Migration: How does it influence our practice? Mar 29, 2024 2813 In this episode, we discuss migration and how it influences our practice. In this conversation, we are joined by Genetic Counsellor and researcher, Milena Paneque, Adjunct Assistant Lecturer at University Hospital Linköping, Rebeka Pestoff, and Umut Fahrioglu, Director and Genetic counsellor at Agiomix. 
E2 - Human Genetics and Artificial Intelligence Feb 23, 2024 2371 In this episode, we discuss human genetics and artificial intelligence. In this conversation, we are joined by Head of the Institute for Genomic Statistics and Bioinformatics, Professor Peter Krawitz, Professor Tjitske Kleefstra from Radboud University Medical Center, and Dr. Tanja Zdolsek Draksler, research project manager at the Jožef Stefan Institute. 
E1 - Art and Human Genetics Feb 9, 2024 2879 As we return with our third series of Genetic Sounds, in this first episode we discuss art and human genetics. In this conversation, we are joined by paediatric geneticist and personal essayist, Chaya Nautiyal Murali, and Communications and Engagement Coordinator at Alliance for African Partnership, Abraham Mamela. 
E6 – What is the next ethical frontier in genetics? Aug 25, 2023 2465 In the final episode of our second series, we discuss the wide topic of “What is the next ethical frontier in genetics?”. Recorded with a live audience in Glasgow, Scotland. On the panel we have a wonderful range of guests including Professor Tara Clancy from The University of Manchester, Gemma Louise Chandratillake from the Institute of Continuing Education, and Masha Shabina, Assistant Professor
E5 – Reproductive Genetics and Choices Jul 14, 2023 2296 In this episode, we discuss reproductive genetics and choices. In this conversation, we are joined by Director of The Raphael Recanati Genetics Institute, Lina Basel, and Dr Edith Coonen, Senior Clinical Embryologist at the department of Reproductive Medicine, and a Laboratory Specialist in Reproductive Genetics at the department of Clinical Genetics, Maastricht University Medical Centre. 
E4 - Intellectual Disability and Consent in Human Genetics Apr 28, 2023 2491 In this episode, we discuss intellectual disability and consent in human genetics.  In this conversation, we are joined by two guests from The University of New South Wales in Sydney, Dr Elizabeth Emma Palmer and Professor Iva Strnadova. 
E3 - What is a Centre for Rare Conditions? Mar 3, 2023 2431 In this episode, we discuss “What exactly is a centre for rare conditions?” A conversation with Professor Siddharth Banka from the University of Manchester, Professor Gareth Baynam from Australian National University’s National Centre for Indigenous Genomics, and Dame Laura Lee, the first employee and now CEO of Maggie’s, a charity providing free cancer support and information in centres across th
E2 - Treatments of Genetic Conditions and their Costs Feb 3, 2023 2740 In this episode, we discuss the treatments of genetic conditions, exciting breakthroughs, and their costs. A conversation with Assistant Professor Roos van Westrhenen, Professors Katherine Payne and Graeme Black from the University of Manchester, and Wayne Thompson, a patient who took part in a gene therapy trial for Choroideremia. 

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