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Lee Kugelmann

@ekugelm

Neurology genetic counselor. She/Her/Hers.

 Gainesville, FL
Joined July 2020
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Tis the season!
Lee Kugelmann (@ekugelm) profile pictureLee Kugelmann@ekugelm4 Nov 2021
Few things are more on brand for genetic counselors than, instead of having an "appreciation" day where our coworkers buy us snacks, we made an "awareness" day, giving ourselves more work to do.
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jk, my colleagues were very aware of making me feel appreciated today 😊 Very happy to be a member of the @FixelInstitute team!
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Celebrating by working on a recommendation letter for my wonderful GCA, who GC training programs should be very aware of this application cycle!
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Ask your care team during your next visit for more information about genetic counseling at the Fixel Institute. #GeneticCounselorAwarenessDay #GeneticCounseling 🧵 (2/2)
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It’s Genetic Counselor Awareness Day! Today we celebrate our genetic counselor, @ekugelm, and her work in our clinics and labs to help people better understand their health, make informed healthcare decisions and shape the future of personalized medicine. 🧵 (1/2)
Blue and magenta DNA design with “Genetic Counselor Awareness Day – Partners in Your Genetic Health Care – November 10, 2022”

ALT Blue and magenta DNA design with “Genetic Counselor Awareness Day – Partners in Your Genetic Health Care – November 10, 2022”

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Timely perspective from Bob Resta on the history of pedigrees and how they could be used for harm in the future when they document abortion or gender-affirming care. thednaexchange.com/2022/05/1… #GeneChat #Genetics #Eugenics 1/2

The Power Of Symbols: The Pedigree As A Tool of Conformity and Oppression

Pedigrees are paragons of infographics — “graphic visual representations of information, data, or knowledge intended to present information quickly and clearly.” Yup, that’s prett…

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Let all my chrome tabs close when my work computer updated yesterday and I haven't re-opened them yet. I feel light, I feel free. Is this what people with healthy tab management feel like all the time?
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(tab n=135, spread over two windows😬)
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Spending the day looking at output from the WGS pipeline:
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@RitaIdugboe4 Mar 2022
Data analysis be like:
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One thing I'm learning about myself in this process: I will NOT spell deficiency right on the first try
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A good question from @MichaelOkun has me diving into twin studies. #GCchat, any good lay explanations/resources on heritability?
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Few things are more on brand for genetic counselors than, instead of having an "appreciation" day where our coworkers buy us snacks, we made an "awareness" day, giving ourselves more work to do.
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Regardless, PLEASE BE AWARE that I am so happy to do the work that I do, and to be part of a community of VITAL healthcare providers. #GCAwarenessDay
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Jay Qiu@jayq_GC12 Oct 2020
Thank you @scipolnetwork and @SciPolJournal for publishing our policy memo on Lowering Preventable Maternal Deaths in Rural Georgia. Our team @emichels_bioeth @Gabs_InFLUence @AmandaKEngstrom worked hard on the policy memo and I'm so happy to see it published!
National Science Policy Network (NSPN) (@SciPolNetwork) profile pictureNational Science Policy Network (NSPN)@SciPolNetwork12 Oct 2020
Check out the new issue of @SciPolJournal produced with @scipolnetwork! The Policy Memo Competition Special Edition of @SciPolJournal contains 12 policy memos addressing maternal mortality, healthcare during incarceration, 5G technology, and more. doi.org/10.38126/JSPG1702
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Read NEW CDC Blog: How accessible are genetics providers and how can access be increased? blogs.cdc.gov/genomics/2020/…
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Today we announced a collaboration with @UF to enable cutting-edge research for novel #geneticmedicine, through the funding of multiple innovative research programs. Read our press release to learn more: bit.ly/3gId0GG SRPT
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Curious how an epidemiologist reads health news? Here's how, reading an article from the @nytimes : medium.com/@cecilejanssens/r…

Reading health news, as an epidemiologist

When I read news articles about health research, I often wonder what I would have understood if I weren’t an epidemiologist.

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🚨I wrote a guide to the immune system—how it theoretically works, how it reacts to the new coronavirus, why it’s all so maddeningly complicated, and what we know about how long immunity lasts. theatlantic.com/health/archi…
Immunology Is Where Intuition Goes to Die

Immunology Is Where Intuition Goes to Die

Which is too bad because we really need to understand how the immune system reacts to the coronavirus.

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First decoration on my new desk. #HR3235
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