The show explores new research that examines genetic and environmental factors that may influence common diseases like heart disease, cancer, high blood pressure, asthma and Alzheimer’s disease, among others.
Genes, Environment and Health Research
The show explores new research that examines genetic and environmental factors that may influence common diseases like heart disease, cancer, high blood pressure, asthma and Alzheimer's disease, among others.
Guests:
Cathy Schaefer, director of the Research Program on Genes, Environment and Health at Kaiser Permanente
Neil Risch, director of the UCSF Institute for Human Genetics, co-chair of the department of epidemiology and biostatistics at UCSF, and lead co-investigator of the Research Program on Genes, Environment and Health