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2025

Special Interview with Prof. Stephen Francis Kingsmore

Journal of Translational Genetics and Genomics

Prof. Stephen Francis Kingsmore talks with the Journal of Translational Genetics and Genomics about Rady Children’s groundbreaking work in rapid whole genome sequencing.

July 17, 2025

Three Ways Ai is Changing Paediatric Genomic Medicine

Rare Revolution Magazine

In early 2023, a year after my son was diagnosed with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS), I began experimenting with newly emerging artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support our family’s care journey. They showed promise but offered little practical help at the time. That changed dramatically last year, when large language models (LLMs) and other AI services […]

June 9, 2025

‘Retaility’ Therapy: How Lifestyle Writer Lindzi Scharf Found Healing and Community

Yahoo News

Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine in San Diego proved a game-changer in putting together the pieces. “Evan’s specialists were all based in Los Angeles, but in terms of somebody who was able to oversee such a complex situation, it was Rady’s that led the charge on that,” Scharf says. “They worked in collaboration with the Undiagnosed […]

May 7, 2025

Long-Read Sequencing Pinpoints Genetic Basis for Psychiatric Diagnosis in Pediatric Case

Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News

Researchers at Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine (RCIGM) in San Diego have successfully applied long-read genome sequencing to reveal the genetic underpinnings of complex psychiatric conditions in a 17-year-old patient, showcasing the potential of this advanced technology for clinical diagnosis and future gene therapies.

April 30, 2025

Accelerating Genome Analysis to Screen Newborn Babies in Hours Instead of Days

British Broadcasting Company

Dr. Stephen F. Kingsmore, President and CEO of Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine, discusses how rapid whole genome sequencing helped diagnose a rare genetic condition that caused baby Dakota’s kidneys to fail—leading to lifesaving treatment and a path forward for her family.

April 30, 2025

Genetics in Schizophrenia Management: Emerging Technological Strategies

Reach MD

Growing evidence shows that genetic testing can inform schizophrenia management by identifying rare genetic variants that may influence treatment and outcomes. Dr. Aaron Besterman, a Health Sciences Associate Clinical Professor at USCD, explores the newest technological advancements in schizophrenia care.

April 18, 2025

Genetics and Schizophrenia: Key Ethical Considerations

Reach MD

While using genetics to inform schizophrenia management has become a promising new method, it also comes with several ethical challenges. Dr. Aaron Besterman, a Health Sciences Associate Clinical Professor at UC San Diego, explains how limited research and potential risks can complicate how we leverage these genetic technologies.

April 18, 2025

Championing Children’s Health

Our Tennessee The University of Tennessee

Routine newborn screenings showed the seemingly healthy little boy she and her husband, Daniel, had named Fitz had severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID), a rare genetic disorder that results in a nonfunctioning immune system.

March 28, 2025

BeginNGS Program Seeks to Improve Pediatric Rare Disease Dx, Treatment via Rapid NGS, Data Curation

GenomeWeb

In a paper published this week in the American Journal of Human Genetics, collaborators led by the Rady Children’s Institute for Genomic Medicine (RCIGM) formally spelled out plans to improve detection and treatment of rare hereditary pediatric diseases through rapid whole-genome sequencing (rWGS).

March 17, 2025

2024

Tennessee’s Medicaid program started covering DNA mapping to find genetic conditions

WPLN Tennessee Public Radio

When Christina Kettler gave birth to her first child, Fitz, in the summer of 2019, he seemed happy and healthy.

October 10, 2024

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