What drives women in science to challenge the status quo? The Life of Her Mind host, Mia Wood, discusses this question and more with Dr. Agnes Caruso, Head Consultant at Caruso International, a consulting firm specializing in the diagnostics industry, and founder of geneIQ, a nonprofit genetics and diagnostic organization aimed at helping people make sense of their genome.

Hear Dr. Caruso 

• discuss the evolution of diagnostic tools, and the need for integrating multi-omics data and AI to create holistic patient diagnostics, especially for conditions with vague symptoms
• highlight the importance of collaboration, particularly given that successful diagnostic solutions require input from engineers, microbiologists, regulatory experts, and other specialists
• discuss her career transition from academia to diagnostics, and her experience as a product manager, where she combined technical and business skills to develop products that addressed customer needs
• detail the importance of point-of-care diagnostics for underserved populations and the role of patient education in combating misinformation.

If  you’re inspired by women who are reimagining science and shaping the future of discovery and how that discovery happens, this conversation is one you won’t want to miss.

Episode Resources:

Dr. Caruso: LinkedIn page

Caruso International's site

GeneIQ's site

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