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National DNA Day 2025: Celebrating Genetics, One Base at a Time

by Morgan Blood and Lauren O’Leary, genetic counseling students What is National DNA Day? National DNA Day first began in 2003 and occurs annually on April 25. It is a day to recognize the discovery of DNA’s double helix in 1953 and the successful completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003. National DNA Day […]

Apr 25, 2025

national DNA Day April 25

Sanderson receives Abstract Fellowship Award

Scott Sanderson, program director and associate professor for clinical perfusion, was invited to speak at the 2025 American Society of ExtraCorporeal Technology (AmSECT) International Meeting in San Diego and was awarded the 2025 Abstract Fellowship Award. This award is presented annually to the individual who presents the most outstanding abstract over the course of the […]

Apr 8, 2025

Scott Sanderson

Rare Disease Day 2025: How you can support 1 in 10 Americans

by Samantha Antekeier and Autumn Sparks – genetic counseling students What is Rare Disease Day? Medical students are taught to first think about the most common causes of illness, rather than spending time on the rare ones. Dr. Theodore Woodward created a saying in the 1940s to remind students of this idea: “When you hear […]

Feb 27, 2025

Liine of nine cute, brown horses and one zebra in the middle. Rare Disease Day February 28, 2025