MARCH 2021

Watch the recording of our recent panel discussion about one family’s journey with a BRCA mutation. A BRCA Family Affair featured Basser Center Executive Director Susan Domchek, MD, Ali Rogin (author of Beat Breast Cancer Like A Boss) and her parents, Rebecca and Max Weinberg (drummer for Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band).

Dr. Domchek volunteered at a vaccine clinic alongside a Penn Medicine medical student

BRCA and COVID-19 Vaccines

We’ve received a lot of questions about COVID vaccines and whether or not they are safe for BRCA mutation carriers. These vaccines are safe and we encourage everyone to get them as soon as possible.

Read our latest post on the Basser blog to learn more about BRCA, cancer and COVID-19.

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Register for BRCA101: An Educational Panel

Join us this Wednesday, March 24th at 6:30 pm (EDT), for BRCA101: An Educational Panel presented by the Basser Young Leadership Council. What is a BRCA gene? Do BRCA mutations affect women and men differently? What is genetic counseling and when should you undergo it?

We will answer these questions and more, and feature the personal stories of two YLC members and BRCA gene mutation carriers, Louis Abrams and Jourdan Cohen. The panel will be moderated by YLC co-chair Suzanne Zuppello and includes Basser genetic counselor Kelsey Spielman, MS, LCGC.

Genetic Testing: Understanding True Negative Vs. Uninformative Negative

For the Basser blog, Basser genetic counselor Derek Mann, MS, helps to explain the different types of negative genetic testing results: uninformed negative and true negative.

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Minority Summer Internship

The Basser Center has established a summer internship program in genetics (from June 21 to August 13, 2021) for four underrepresented minority students. The goal of the program is to expand the pipeline of underrepresented minority candidates pursuing a career in genetic counseling, clinical genetics, and basic science.

Apply by March 26

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