Kira Dineen

Kira Dineen, MS, LCGC, CG(ASCP)CM, has 10 years of podcast experience fueled by a passion for genetics and science communication.

She has hosted and produced 5 podcasts. Her main show, "DNA Today", is a genetics podcast in the top 1.5% of podcasts globally. The show won the Best 2020 and 2021 Science and Medicine Podcast Awards. Over the last 10 years, the podcast has produced over 165 episodes with 250,000+ downloads.

As a licensed certified genetic counselor, Kira Dineen meets with patients who are pregnant or planning pregnancies to obtain family health history and explore genetic testing options. Kira is also certified as a Cytogenetic Technologist and has worked in laboratories performing karyotypes and FISH on constitutional and cancer samples.

Speaking Topics:
-Genetic Counseling
-Direct-To-Consumer DNA Tests (23andMe, AncestryDNA etc.)
-Preconception & Pregnancy Genetics Tests (Carrier Screening & Non-Invasive Prenatal Screening)
-Family Health History
-Hereditary Cancer Syndromes
-CRISPR (Genetic Editing)
-Science Communications
-Cytogenetics (Karyotypes & FISH)

In the link below you will find Kira Dineen's Media Kit including her bio, speaking topics, previous podcast appearances, and podcast reach.
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/4ffb45f6e4b0620caf90d8b6/t/61b10e5ed5a6970e4f5a7735/1638993509911/Kira+Dineen+Podcaster+Media+Kit.pdf