THURSDAY, May 7th, 2026

 

5:30 PM Sponsored Happy Hour

 

FRIDAY, May 8th, 2026

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7:30 AM Registration Opens + Breakfast

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8:30 AM Opening Remarks

Stacey Wong, Elise Wasson, Lauren Siems Watson

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8:45 AM Genetic Counselor Roles in the Therapeutic Odyssey

Naomi Wagner​​​​​​​​​​​​

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9:15 AM ClinGen Unpacked: A Guide to Gene and Variant Curation Resources

Christine Preston

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9:45 AM Morning break

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10:15 AM Occult Malignancy Detection Through pcfDNA Screening

Marisa Jendras

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10:45 AM Polygenic Risk Score in Clinical Practice

Molly Frankle

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11:15 AM Pathways to Precision: Genomics and Translational Clinical Care for Pediatrics Rare Diseases

Julian Martinez

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11:45 AM Group Photo + Lunch

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1:00 PM Poster Session

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2:00 PM Prenatal Whole Genome Workup for Stillbirth

Rebecca Reimers

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2:30 PM Enriching the Population: Promoting Equity in Genomic Medicine

Kelly Burgess

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3:00 PM Afternoon Break

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3:30 PM Implementing Exome and Genome Sequencing in Adult Medicine: Indications, Outcomes, and Challenges

Lisa Salz

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4:00 PM Beyond the Test Result: Evaluating Screening Compliance in Hereditary Cancer Mutation Carriers

Alison Wong, Danielle Carr

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4:30 PM Cycle-Breaking on Every Level: When Genetic Testing Becomes an Invitation to Heal What's Been Inherited

Sara Champie

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5:00 PM Closing Remarks​​​​​​​

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*The National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC) has authorized SCGC Southern California Genetic Counselors and NCCGC Northern California Coalition of Genetic Counselors to offer up to 1 CEUs or 10 Category 1 contact hours for the activity CAGCC Inaugural Education Conference 2025: Stronger Together!. The American Board of Genetic Counseling (ABGC) will accept CEUs earned at this program for the purposes of genetic counselor recertification.

From Diagnosis to Decision: A Nationwide Qualitative Study on Patients with ALS' Experiences with Medical Aid in Dying

Lindsey Young (Keck Graduate Institute)

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A Multi-method Study Exploring Primary Caregiver Decision-making Regarding Commercially Available Gene Therapy for the Treatment of Children with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)

Joanna Paul (Augustana University)

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Do Imposter Feelings Contribute to Maladaptive Work Behaviors Among Genetic Counselors?

Mia Dragich (Case Western Reserve University)

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Big Five Personality Traits and Burnout Among Genetic Counselors

Anya Fields (Keck Graduate Institute)

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Between Science and Spirit: Genetic Counselors Speak on the Highs and Lows of Religious and Spiritual Conversations

Amber Yelvington Sher (Keck Graduate Institute)

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What "Some People” Do: Genetic Counseling Students’ Negotiation of Non-directiveness When Communicating Medically Actionable Results

Emily Huang (Stanford University)

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Optimizing Pharmacogenomics Workflows: Evaluating Clinical Service Delivery Models 

Emily Huang (Stanford University)​

​​Thursday, September 18th, 2025

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Lunch Walk

Time: 1:00pm & 1:15pm

Location: The Cliff's Courtyard (outside the Grand Ballroom)

 

Join us for Social Hour! (Courtesy of Tempus/Ambry)

Time: 5:30-7:00pm

Location: The Cliff's Courtyard (outside the Grand Ballroom)

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Firepit & S'mores

Time: 8:00-9:00pm

Location: The Firepits (on the back lawn)​​

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