November 4 is Genetic Counselor Awareness Day! Learn more about the genetic counselors at Broad, and the important roles they play in genetic research.

Genetic counselors fill a number of essential roles at Broad, from working with patients and patient data, to project management, and leading and contributing to research projects. Genetic counselors help clinicians, patients, and patient families understand the meaning and potential value of a genetic test, as well as navigate the tough ethical questions that arise from the genetic testing experience. This Genetic Counselor Awareness Day, we want to celebrate all of the genetic counselors who are helping to move genetic research forward.
Genetic counselors are involved in dozens of projects across Broad, and have contributed to a number of publications. Learn more about their work below!
Centers for Mendelian Genomics: A decade of facilitating gene discovery
- Broad-affiliated genetic counselor: Samantha Baxter
Genomic Data Sharing for Novel Mendelian Disease Gene Discovery: The Matchmaker Exchange
- Broad-affiliated genetic counselor: Danielle Azzariti
- Broad-affiliated genetic counselors: Deanna Brockman, Renée Pelletier
- Broad-affiliated genetic counselor: Deanna Brockman
Reconsidering Genetic Testing for Neonatal Polycystic Kidney Disease
- Broad-affiliated genetic counselor: Grace VanNoy
- Broad-affiliated genetic counselor: Grace VanNoy
- Broad-affiliated genetic counselor: Samantha Baxter
- Broad-affiliated genetic counselor: Danielle Azzariti
- Broad-affiliated genetic counselor: Deanna Brockman, Renée Pelletier
seqr: a web-based analysis and collaboration tool for rare disease genomics
- Broad-affiliated genetic counselor: Lynn Pais, Samantha Baxter, Grace VanNoy
Interested in working with a genetic counselor at Broad? Reach out to: GeneticCounselors@broadinstitute.org