Huntsville, Ala. – The Smith Family Clinic for Genomic Medicine – a genomics medical office on the campus of the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology  – announced today that Carol Aiken, CMM, clinical operations administrator and privacy and compliance officer; was appointed to the Alabama chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics Practice Management Association (AAP-PMA) executive

David Bick, MD, has been invited to present at the Concierge Medicine Forum in Atlanta October 26-27. The two-day forum will address current trends that are having an impact on the quality of health care today. Bick will present during the Friday breakout session at 10 am and discuss how genomics can help identify undiagnosed and misdiagnosed

Describing her counseling style as calm and understanding, Veronica Greve looks forward to her new role at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology and the Smith Family Clinic for Genomic Medicine as a genetic counselor. Greve was initially pursuing a career in plant science but decided she wanted a job where she could see the direct impact of

Patient diagnoses, treatments, access to care discussed at inaugural meeting David Bick, MD, has been selected by Governor Kay Ivey to serve on the newly-created Alabama Rare Disease Council. The council held its inaugural meeting August 27, 2018 in Birmingham. Bick, who sees rare disease patients at the Smith Family Clinic for Genomic Medicine, brings

The Smith Family Clinic welcomed a Stanford University student for a mini-rotation in genetic counseling this summer. Kristina Cotter, PhD, spent two weeks working alongside the genetic counseling team, gaining genomics specific experience. One rising second-year genetic counseling student is selected each year from across North America for the mini-rotation through a competitive application process.

The Smith Family Clinic for Genomic Medicine was featured on the latest episode of DNA Today, a genetics radio show educating the public on genetics and public health topics. Dr. David Bick, Meagan Cochran and Carol Aiken discussed how the team is working to end the diagnostic odyssey through genomic sequencing. Check out the full interview

Web-based software eases onboarding, offers education for patients, research participants Orlando, Fla. – Genome Gateway™, a web-based software portal created by HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology in Huntsville, Ala., was highlighted in a presentation at the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) annual meeting in Orlando. Genome Gateway™ manages interactions between genomic medicine patients and clinicians

Check out this month’s edition of the Genomic Medicine Newsletter and learn more about upcoming events, a newborn whole genome sequencing project and case studies at Smith Family Clinic. https://hudsonalpha.org/genomic-medicine-newsletter  

Front Line Genomics, the media sponsor for this year’s Genomic Medicine Conference, highlighted the HudsonAlpha Hero Fund in the October issue of its magazine. “We knew there were many, many patients, both pediatric and adult, who would benefit from a molecular diagnosis, and who had not had the opportunity to go through that diagnostic process,”

Smith Family Clinic for Genomic Medicine and HudsonAlpha were recently featured in a special edition of Rare Revolution Magazine.   Rare Revolution is a UK-based digital magazine giving a voice to patients affected by rare conditions and the charities that represent and support them. The September edition focused on genomics, clinical trials and rare disease