Sep 13 2022
Justin Zook, PhD: A Conversation with the Co-Leader of the Genome In a Bottle Consortium Developing Standards For Benchmarking Genetic Variant Detection
#TheRisingTide Episode 6In this episode of The Rising Tide Podcast, Dr. Justin Zook, Co-Leader, Biomarker and Genomic Sciences Group at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) sits down with the Center for Genomic Interpretation to discuss the Genome In a Bottle (GIAB) Consortium utilized for benchmark mutation detection. A detailed discussion on what laboratories, insurance payers or anyone that wants to better understand genetic and genomic testing should listen to this podcast.The telomere-to-telomere (T2T) reference genome and other resources are also reviewed in detail.This interview was initially completed in July 2022.