Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with a discussion on genetic history, present day genetics, lack of Latin American genomic information and data, and the importance of genetic testing for health in the Latin American community. Resources on where to get genetic testing will be shared, as well as, examples of the power that genetic testing can have to improve community health.

Speakers for this seminar were Janitza MontalvoOrtiz, Ph.D.; Claudia SolerAlfonso, M.D., FACMG; Paola GiustiRodriguez, Ph.D.

Brought to you by Evenings with Genetics, a community outreach program sponsored by the Department of Molecular and Human Genetics at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital.

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