Whenever I feel guilty about buying another book, I like to remind myself that I just purchased 1-5 years of that person’s life for 26 dollars.

Just in: guilty verdicts for the three defendants accused of murdering Ahmaud Arbery. Here's the best story I've read about the case and why it matters so much. bit.ly/3zknFAk

JUST WONDERING IF THIS GENOMIC STUDY USES DATA THAT REPRESENTS DIVERSE HUMAN POPULATIONS. IF NOT, TRY AGAIN.

We're hiring student instructors for our summer news literacy and digital storytelling programs! Spend a month traveling around rural Montana teaching teens how to find trustworthy media, and to use journalism to tell their own stories.

🚨I wrote about immunocompromised people—what they’ve been through, their frustrations, and their hopes. This is a plea to think about those who don’t get to be done with the pandemic, and to prioritize them as a matter of moral and medical urgency. 1/ theatlantic.com/health/archive…

The National Fragile X Foundation shared exciting news! The FMR1 gene has been renamed & now stands for fragile X messenger ribonucleoprotein 1, removing the reference to outdated & offensive terms signifying intellectual disability.

The potential benefits of genomic research tend not to include underrepresented populations. On April 25, National Human Genome Research Institute is hosting a #DNADay lecture with @The_Carter_Show to advance health equity. To watch the livestream, register below. genome.gov/dna-day/celebr…

Having the very first video about genetic counseling in Arabic is a dream come true! This would've never been possible without their dedication and support of the great social media team Lea Abed Aljoharah Alaskar | الجَوهرة العسكر, Farah and Maria. #arabgencouns

Just last month every major #MTNews ran articles about the Mental Health Crisis in out schools because 1-5 high schoolers seriously considered suicide, now Elsie Arntzen and MT OPI are looking the change rules to make it so schools don't need as many counselors, really? Now?

I tied for first loser!

It's final. LR-131 has failed. I feel a profound sense of relief. LR-131 would have overridden parents' decision-making -- and irretrievably harmed neonatal intensive care in Montana. I am grateful for the bravery of the many, many people speaking up & sharing stories. #LR131

Happy Genetic Counselor Awareness Day! GCs work in clinics, labs, hospitals and research to support informed decision-making by patients and make a difference in personalized medicine. Learn more: bit.ly/2WLocxs #IAmAGeneticCounselor #GeneChat

Thank you to MGPN members Sharanya Iyer and Gabriella Lee for your help putting together the World Languages Genetic Counseling Resource! #GeneChat, if you have other resources to add, please send us a DM! docs.google.com/document/d/1LB…

Another great resource created by the #ASGCsociety to benefit Arabic speaking patients and to spread awareness on GC services in Arab countries & worldwide. Thanks to Batoul Elbassiouny and Lea Abed for this great effort!