Expert Series: Direct to Consumer Genetic Testing 101
March 19 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm EDT
Join us to hear genetic counselor Devin Shuman, CGC, talk about direct-to-consumer testing (DTC). DTC testing is any genetic test that you can order for yourself without a medical health provider. These are often advertised on social media but can be sold in stores. DTC testing can be complicated and it is hard to figure how these tests differ from the testing your provider may order. Come learn the 101 about this testing before you consider buying one or before you try and figure out your results on your own.
About the Speaker
Devin Shuman, MS, LCGC
Devin Shuman (she/her) has a masters degree in genetic counseling from UC Irvine in California and currently works as a telehealth genetic counselor at the non-profit Genetic Support Foundation. She has previously worked at an autism and developmental medicine center and a high risk pregnancy center. Outside of work Devin runs teenage and young adult focused mitochondrial disease community supports, including two Facebook groups and a weekly Zoom support call for teens - complete with virtual proms, holiday events, and roundtables with physicians. Recent projects have included a mitochondrial DNA Ted-Ed video and giving lectures to genetic counseling graduate programs about mitochondrial disease.
