January 7, 2022 – I commented on fluctuations in the market for third-party interpretation tools for a GenomeWeb article on a new tool, PAGEANT: https://www.genomeweb.com/genetic-research/international-team-debuts-new-platform-diy-genetic-analysis-and-interpretation
February 5, 2021 – I commented on 23andMe going public for a STAT Plus article, specifically on the relative value of SNP array vs. whole genome sequence collections: https://www.statnews.com/2021/02/05/23andme-public-profit-genetics-data
October 23, 2020 – I provided background information on DTC testing for an article exploring questionable laboratory and data practices by Orig3n: https://amp.thegardnernews.com/amp/42874567.
October 29th, 2019 – I provided comment for a Nature News article about a controversial third-party interpretation app based on a genetic study of same-sex sexual behavior. My dissertation research on third-party interpretation apps was further cited in the article. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-03282-0
August 24th, 2019 – I was interviewed for an article in the South China Morning Post about DTC testing and third-party interpretation: https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/article/3023916/dna-testing-check-risk-diseases-such-cancer-alzheimers
August 6th, 2019 – I was interviewed by a local Seattle TV news station about direct-to-consumer genetic testing: https://komonews.com/news/consumer/how-much-info-do-you-get-how-much-to-you-give-away-with-dna-health-and-ancestry-tests
July 16, 2019 – I contributed to a WIRED article about 23andMe’s chip upgrade, specifically to comment on the evolution of genotyping microarray (“chip”) technologies: https://www.wired.com/story/not-everyone-on-23andme-will-get-the-latest-gene-chip-updates/
July 2, 2019 – I was interviewed about my dissertation research and third-party genetic interpretation tools on KUOW “The Record”: https://www.kuow.org/stories/bbq-tips-from-a-sodo-favorite (starting 24 minutes in)
June 13, 2019 – My dissertation work was featured in a UW School of Public Health press release: https://sph.washington.edu/news-events/news/people-using-third-party-apps-analyze-personal-genetic-data