I suspect that most of our children will have genome scans as a routine part of their health care, to say nothing of their social lives. I want to understand what that world might look like.
Misha Angrist is interested in the intersection of genomes and society, especially as it is manifest in the nascent personal genomics movement. He is investigating personal genomics from technological, commercial and individual perspectives. His courseload includes Science in the Media; he has a particular interest in narrative nonfiction devoted to genomics and other life sciences.
Angrist holds a PhD in genetics from Case Western Reserve University, an MS in genetic counseling from the University of Cincinnati, and an MFA from the Bennington Writing Seminars.
Learn more about Dr. Angrist's research in GenomeLIFE
Davis EE, Savage JH, Willer JR, Jiang YH, Angrist M, Androutsopoulos A, Katsanis N, Clin Genet. 2013 May 8;. Abstract
Angrist M, Nature. 2013 Feb 7;494(7435):7. Abstract
Ball MP, Thakuria JV, Zaranek AW, Clegg T, Rosenbaum AM, Wu X, Angrist M, Bhak J, Bobe J, Callow MJ, Cano C, Chou MF, Chung WK, Douglas SM, Estep PW, Gore A, Hulick P, Labarga A, Lee JH, Lunshof JE, Kim BC, Kim JI, Li Z, Murray MF, Nilsen GB, Peters BA, Raman AM, Rienhoff HY, Robasky K, Wheeler MT, Vandewege W, Vorhaus DB, Yang JL, Yang L, Aach J, Ashley EA, Drmanac R, Kim SJ, Li JB, Peshkin L, Seidman CE, Seo JS, Zhang K, Rehm HL, Church GM, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012 Jul 24;109(30):11920-7. Abstract
Angrist M, Per Med. 2011 Nov;8(6):651-657. Abstract
Angrist M, Am J Bioeth. 2010 Sep;10(9):17-8. Abstract
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