Genetic Testing for Alzheimer’s Disease
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In this episode, Matt & Donovan speak with University of Michigan School of Public Health Professor, Dr. J. Scott Roberts, who investigates the psychological and behavioral impact of genetic risk disclosure for Alzheimer's disease.
In addition to being a professor in the Health Behavior & Health Education department at the School of Public Health, Dr. Roberts is also a core lead of the Michigan Alzheimer’s Disease Center. Dr. Roberts’s research interests focus on the process and impact of risk assessment and disclosure for adult-onset disorders, as well as the ethical, legal, and social implications of advances in genomic science & technology.
Faculty Profile: https://sph.umich.edu/faculty-profiles/roberts-j.html
Michigan Alzheimer’s Disease Center (MDAC): https://alzheimers.med.umich.edu/
The transcript for this episode can be found here.
CAPRA Website: http://capra.med.umich.edu/
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