Research Genetic Counselor
Baylor College of Medicine, United States
Blake Vuocolo is a certified research genetic counselor in the Department of Molecular and Human Genetics at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. She graduated from the Baylor College of Medicine genetic counseling program in 2022, where she completed her thesis work on exploring families' experiences with accessing follow-up hereditary cancer care in underserved pediatric populations through the KidsCanSeq study. Her current work is similarly focused on improving genomic care for medically underserved and underrepresented patient populations with rare disease throughout Texas. She serves as the genetic counselor for the Texome Project, which offers exome sequencing to children and adults who have financial barriers to obtaining clinical testing. Additionally, she is involved with Project GIVE, a research study that offers virtual genetic evaluation and whole genome sequencing to children in the Rio Grande Valley along the Texas-Mexico border, which lacks adequate access to genomic services. Her areas of interest include understanding genomic access barriers, implementing technology to improve provider understanding of genetics, and making genomic services accessible worldwide in a sustainable and culturally sensitive way.
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Tuesday, June 11, 2024
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM ET