Exploring the Newborn Screening System from Discovery to Diagnosis

You're listening to the voice of Dr. Jennifer Taylor, a Genomic Scientist at the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG), who is working on several projects at the Newborn Screening Translational Research Network. In this episode, Dr. Taylor explores the newborn screening system from discovery to diagnosis. She will highlight how research and in particular, the discovery of new technologies to screen, diagnose and treat all begin with a newborns in the first days following birth – whether it is a physiological test performed in the newborn nursery or a blood sample, collected and saved as small drops of blood on filter paper.