Dr. Melissa Haendel (Professor of Genetics; School of Data Science and Society) participated in a July 2025 episode of “The Genetics Podcast” with host Dr. Patrick Short.
Melissa Haendel, Director of Translational Informatics and Precision Health and Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Phenotypic Lead at Alamya Health, was a guest expert on episode 194 of “the Genetics Podcast”. Dr. Haendel and podcast host Dr. Short discuss the limitations of electronic health records for rare disease diagnostics, how patient self-reporting can enhance diagnosis, expanding access to genomic testing in underserved settings, and the challenges and promise of national-scale health data infrastructure.
The episode is available now at these links:
- Podfollow Link (will redirect to your preferred podcast listening platform): https://pod.fo/e/2f5065
- YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/-OV6a7nFVMc
About the podcast: Exploring all things genetics. Dr. Patrick Short, University of Cambridge alumnus and CEO of Sano Genetics, analyses the science, interviews the experts, and discusses the latest findings and breakthroughs in genetic research.