Angelina’s fans worry cancer screening is out of reach April 24, 2015 [caption id="attachment_878" align="alignnone" width="620"] Angelina Jolie credits BRCA screening for helping save her life.[/caption] The enthusiastic response... Continue Reading
MDs get a “shared language” for discussions on carrier screening March 18, 2015 When an oncologist assigns Stage One status to a tumor he’s letting his patient know they’re catching the problem early. It’s the kind of shorthand that�... Continue Reading
Statement issued by medical experts recognizes growing popularity of expanded carrier screening March 4, 2015 Explaining the value of expanded carrier screening just got a whole lot easier. Five professional organizations, including ACOG, ACMG, SMFM, NSGC, and the Perin... Continue Reading
Leading expert in reproductive genetics joins Counsyl as CMO February 18, 2015 Before Dr. James Goldberg joined Counsyl as its Chief Medical Officer he was a client. In the nine years he worked as a partner at San Francisco Perinatal Assoc... Continue Reading
The New Counsyl May 8, 2014 Starting last summer, we surveyed thousands of people who took our Family Prep Screen, and spent hundreds of hours speaking with physicians and patients in orde... Continue Reading
Encouraging Screening Before Pregnancy: My JScreen Story December 12, 2013 JScreen’s creation involved multiple people in different circumstances, times, and places all experiencing some event or spark of intuition and creativity tha... Continue Reading
One Step Closer to Genetic Literacy November 11, 2013 At Counsyl, we are starting a free series of educational webinars to promote genetic literacy. Clinical genetics is evolving quickly, and genetic counselors a... Continue Reading
Efficient Django QuerySet Use October 23, 2013 Jayson Falkner gave a talk at a recent Django Meetup in San Francisco on the advanced use of Django's QuerySet API based on lessons learned at Counsyl. Below a... Continue Reading
Counsyl Tech Talk: July 18, 2013 at 7pm June 24, 2013 The cost of sequencing human genomes is plunging - 5x faster than the cost of computing. The potential impact on preventive healthcare and the m... Continue Reading
Our New Box February 7, 2013 You know how when you give a two-year-old a present, she usually finds the box to be far more exciting than than the present inside? Well, here at Counsyl, we�... Continue Reading
A Genetic Counselor’s New Perspective January 30, 2013 Kaylene Ready is a board certified genetic counselor and employee of Counsyl. This is her first pregnancy, and her experience as a patient has provided her with... Continue Reading
The Diseases We Test For January 24, 2013 Here at Counsyl, we know the decisions couples face in preparation for and during pregnancy can be confusing, if not downright overwhelming. Each test is a litt... Continue Reading