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EyeCan Season 4, Episode 6 - Genetic Testing, with guest Dr. Sarah Chorfi
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29 minutes
Released:
Mar 25, 2024
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On this episode of EyeCan, we discuss the compelling topic of Genetic Testing, with our special guest Dr. Sarah Chorfi.Dr. Sarah Chorfi was born and raised in Montreal, Canada. She graduated from Medical School at McGill University on the Dean’s honour list in 2016 and completed her Ophthalmology Residency at University of Montreal in 2021. She next completed a fellowship in inherited retinal degenerations at the Mass Eye and Ear at Harvard University and attended a summer school program in Computational Genomics Summer Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).Dr. Chorfi received numerous awards during her training, including:Initiation to Vision Student Research AwardMcGill Faculty of Medicine Research BursaryLieutenant Governor’s Youth MedalBourse de perfectionnement dans le domaine de la bio-informatique et génomique computationnelle en maladies génétiques oculaires (Département d’ophtalmologie de l’Université de Montréal)Dr. Chorfi now has a faculty position at the CHUM (University of Montreal) where she undertakes weekly ophthalmic genetics clinics. With your hosts, Dr. Guillermo Rocha, Dr. Setareh Ziai, Dr. Mona Dagher, and Dr. Hady Saheb. Written and Directed by Kim Tytler. Produced by John Allaire of Allaire Strategic Works. The EyeCan Podcast is made possible by support from Bayer.
Released:
Mar 25, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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