EP 217: Building a genomic passport for every family: Insights from tech leader and rare disease parent Lisa Gurry of GeneDx

Summary: 

This week on The Genetics Podcast, Patrick is joined by Lisa Gurry, Chief Business Officer of GeneDx. They discuss her path from two decades at Microsoft to leading one of the most influential genomics companies, GeneDx’s mission to deliver the fastest rare disease diagnoses, and how large-scale data, newborn screening, and AI are shaping the future of precision medicine.

Show Notes: 

0:00 Intro to The Genetics Podcast

01:00 Welcome to Lisa and her career path leading to joining GeneDx  

03:27 The core components of GeneDx and how they drive early rare disease diagnosis

06:18 Insights from early genomic newborn screening pilots

11:37 The clinical impact and economic benefits of newborn genomic screening

14:27 How GeneDx combines data, AI, and clinical expertise to improve genomic interpretation

17:44 A vision for a lifelong genomic passport and how it could guide care across every stage of life

20:42 How GeneDx Infinity is unlocking new therapeutic possibilities in genetically linked autism

22:48 How advocacy communities guide patient identification and connect families to opportunities

26:00 Lessons from 23 years at Microsoft that Lisa now applies to leading GeneDx

30:39 How Truveta emerged from the COVID crisis to build a shared-data platform for population-scale health insights

32:13 What excites Lisa most about leading GeneDx and where she sees the biggest opportunities ahead

34:59 Closing remarks

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