NET EDUCATIONAL EVENT
Genetics of NET: Do I Need Genetic Testing?
Do I need genetic testing? Do my family members need to be tested? What does genetic testing entail? What genetic mutations are possible and what does it mean for my family if I carry a mutation? Join Genetic Counselor Samantha Greenberg of the University of Texas, Southwestern, for a discussion about genetic testing for NETs.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
SAMANTHA GREENBERG, MS, MPH, CGC
Genetic Counselor, UT Southwestern
Samantha Greenberg is an assistant professor and genetic counselor at UT Southwestern. She received her Masters' from the University of Michigan for genetic counseling and public health after teaching seventh grade science in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
In her previous position, Samantha co-directed the recently named Pheo Para Alliance Clinical and Research Center of Excellence at Huntsman Cancer Institute, and high risk prostate clinic at HCI alongside a multidisciplinary team. Her research and interests center around prostate cancer genetics and paraganglioma/pheochromocytoma. In her new role at UT Southwestern, she is leveraging these interests alongside her passion for education, where she is developing a genetic counseling training program.
RESOURCES
"Addressing Family Dynamics Associated with a Genetic Mutation" - PheoPara Alliance
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