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At 23andMe, our team is always striving to build a more inclusive product. "We’ll admit: addressing the very real, complex DEI issues with our product can be incredibly daunting,” shared Alisa Lehman and Shirley Wu, both senior Product Science leaders. “There is often no blueprint, and it requires real mental and physical effort. Four important elements have helped us get to where we are: action, persistence, intentionality, and grace.” Read more about how we embarked on making our products more inclusive, and some of the lessons learned along the way.
Bridget Marie, host of There Are No Girls On The Internet podcast, dives into her 23andMe reports and discusses what to know about privacy before you spit with 23andMe's Senior Privacy Counsel Zerina Curevac. Check it out on this episode of Spit, an iHeartRadio podcast with 23andMe. *23andMe is intended for use in adults for the purpose of reporting carrier status. Not intended to diagnose any disease or tell you anything about the health of your fetus or newborn child's risk of developing any disease. Visit 23andme.com/test-info for additional information about each report
Steph joined 23andMe last spring and has been working to lay the foundation for our digital accessibility initiative. This includes setting up the processes, resources, and frameworks needed to continuously deliver accessible websites. She provides role-specific training so individuals have the knowledge required to deliver thoughtfully accessible design, content, and code. Additionally, Steph is working on adopting more automated strategies to help support engineers in order to maintain a higher standard of accessibility. When asked about her favorite part about working at 23andMe, Steph, without hesitation, answered, “My coworkers are genuinely the best part. I’ve been blessed with caring, supportive managers who have empowered me to take on new projects and given me the space and encouragement to learn hard new things” She attributes her ability to grow and maintain a healthy work-life balance to the people she works with every day.
“I have a genomic screening result, now what?” - 23andMe’s Director of Population Health Genomics Amy Curry Sturm shares insights and answers to common questions regarding different types of genomic screening with the National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC). Read more in the article.
Blown away by the depths of her reports, Renee Paquette, host of The Sessions, explores her ancestry and health insights on this episode of Spit, an iHeartRadio podcast with 23andMe. Check out the full episode here: https://lnkd.in/dvZnSB-6
We recently updated our Carrier Status report on sickle cell anemia*, an inherited red blood cell disease caused by the HbS variant in the HBB gene. With this update, we can now tell customers if they have two copies of the HbS variant, which puts them at risk of developing symptoms of sickle cell anemia and means they'll pass a variant on to each of their children. "We hope our report can help raise awareness about sickle cell anemia, identify carriers who may otherwise not have known their status, and provide important educational information about sickle cell anemia and its health impacts,” said 23andMe Product Scientist Ruth Tennen. *23andMe is intended for use in adults for the purpose of reporting carrier status. Not intended to diagnose any disease or tell you anything about the health of your fetus or newborn child's risk of developing any disease. Visit 23andme.com/test-info for additional information about each report
Anne Greb joined 23andMe in 2018 and has been leading our medical education efforts ever since. Her main role is to educate clinicians across the country on how to answer questions about their patients’ 23andMe reports. This past year, Anne worked closely with our Lemonaid Health clinicians to enhance their clinical knowledge on incorporating genetic information in patient care. As a result, Lemonaid Health providers can offer consultations to certain 23andMe customers and provide personalized health recommendations based on their medical history, and select 23andMe Health reports that 23andMe customers can consent to share. Anne's favorite part of working at 23andMe is the widespread enthusiasm for genetics, as people want to know more about their health, ancestry, and other traits. "I'm fortunate to work with talented people doing meaningful work who share my love of genetics and dedication to the belief that access to personal genetic information improves the health and lives of the people we strive to serve."
It’s the year of ‘23, so we’re hitting the road with our “Tour de ‘23”. We’re traveling across the country and spreading the word about DNA-powered health while celebrating the special moments that bring us all together and remind us of all we share in common. Our first stop was in Times Square, New York City earlier this week. Thank you to everyone who visited and to the talented artists that shared their energy and helped make it an incredible event.
On this episode of Spit, an iHeartRadio podcast with 23andMe, host of Crime Stories podcast, Nancy Grace, sits down with a panel of experts to get to the bottom of her and her family’s 23andMe reports and the role genetics plays in their health.
For our first Speaker Series of 2023, employees heard from Chrissy Farr, a healthcare investor at OMERS Ventures. In this fireside chat with our CEO Anne Wojcicki, Chrissy discussed her background as a tech reporter in the Silicon Valley, her career change to the venture world, and her thoughts on the future of digital health.
