Scott Topper
@topper
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Clinical molecular geneticist @color. Focused on collaborative approaches to advancing genetics and improving health.
California, USA
Joined October 2016
Color raises $167 million funding at $1.5 billion valuation to expand 'last mile' of U.S. health infrastructure https://t.co/Xc8tj446c9 by @etherington
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Healthcare startup Color has raised a sizable $167 million in Series D funding round, at a valuation of $1.5 billion post-money, the company announced
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Thank you @LondonBreed for your leadership on this.
We're opening a drive/walk-thru COVID-19 testing center at Pier 30/32 today for our front-line workers so they can either return to work with the confidence that they're not infecting others, or self-quarantine and get the help they need.
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Last month marked the 30th anniversary of the discovery of the #cysticfibrosis gene. In a new video, NIH Director Francis Collins described the search for the gene and areas of current research. #genetics #genomics
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"Medical literature is all statistics. So I'm having to find my own way." -Charity Lang considering her end-stage cancer, in 'Crossing to Safety', Wallace Stegner
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Thrilled to share this news - @Color will be providing the return of results software infrastructure and genetic counseling for @NIH @AllofUsResearch. None of this could've been possible without my amazing colleagues: @topper, @LaurenRyanGC and Cynthia!
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Genetic counseling and technological infrastructure for the All of Us Research Program to be provided by Color.
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Excited to share that the @NIH and @Color are partnering for 5 yrs to give genetic data results & counseling to 1 million people across the US. This is by far the largest disease research initiative of its kind! Congrats to the entire @Color team 🔬🧬🙏🏽 https://t.co/OfHCcc0eyZ
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US government hires Color to provide human touch in massive health data research project
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Enormous thanks to @ericdishman, Stephanie Devaney, @bozenberger and the AoU community for putting your trust in us, and @AmyCurrySturm for leading our advisory board. The work has begun. #gcchat
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The US Precision Medicine Initiative, @AllofUsResearch, is setting a new standard for responsible genomic research, putting diversity, inclusion and the participant experience at the center of the program. @Color is honored to be a part of that mission. https://t.co/Ypb3GNB3UO
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@Color to Use $4.6M @NIH Grant to Build @AllofUsResearch Genetic Counseling Resource https://t.co/0cLkN8PoQd
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The company will provide counseling in multiple languages and connect people to local healthcare resources so they can use the genetic information they've learned in their own care.
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Participants are partners in All of Us! We look forward to working with @Color to establish our genetic counseling resource, which will help responsibly return genomic results to our participants once analyses get underway. Learn more at https://t.co/DYTh1LY86F
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@AllofUsResearch selects @Color to support return of genomic results and genetic counseling. @ay_zhou and @topper to lead effort.
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The elections across the U.S. made history: - The first Native American women were elected to Congress - The first Muslim women were elected to Congress - The first openly gay man was elected as governor - There will be at least 100 women in the House https://t.co/IOpL7PUBct
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How time flies. Six months ago, we launched All of Us to all of you. We’re thankful for those of you who have joined us in helping to change the future of health. To sign up, visit https://t.co/odn3x0gPIs.
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CPIC co-PI Dr. Mary Relling @StJudeResearch spoke to @GenomeWeb about the @US_FDA's recent statements on #pharmacogenetic testing
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The genetic testing community is having a tough time deciphering FDA's intentions based on its authorization of 23andMe’s PGx test and a recent safety alert.
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JG: the lack of good penetrance estimates is a critical problem as we move from a world where variant interpretation is mostly done in a diagnostic setting to predicting disease risk in currently unaffected individuals. #ASHG18
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