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Nina Gold, MD is an attending physician in the Division of Medical Genetics and Metabolism at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Inside HGG Advances: A Chat with Nina Gold

Posted By: HGG Advances HGGA: What motivated you to start working on this project?  NG: Although monogenic genetic disorders are individually rare, collectively they affect up to 1 in 20 people in the global population. Over 700 monogenic disorders—including many inherited metabolic disorders, which I study and treat clinically—now have targeted treatments. As more therapies... Read More

Megan Leask, PhD is a Lecturer in the Department of Physiology at the University of Otago.

Inside HGG Advances: A Chat with Megan Leask

Posted By: HGG Advances HGGA: What motivated you to start working on this project?  ML: I was serendipitously connected with my mentor who has been working in this space for many years. When I started my postdoc, which was a step change from the work I had done in my PhD, it was the first... Read More