Anne Wojcicki
Anne Wojcicki
Anne E. Wojcickiis an American entrepreneur and the co-founder and chief executive officer of the personal genomics company 23andMe. She was formerly married to Google Co-Founder Sergey Brin...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth28 July 1973
CountryUnited States of America
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risk disease alzheimer
Some genetic variants can be informative about ones risk for Parkinsons disease and Alzheimers disease.
disease genetic
Some genetic variants can be informative about one's risk for Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease.
awesome disease diseases obesity profit related sorts street wall
Obesity is awesome from a Wall Street perspective. It's not just one disease - there are all sorts of related diseases to profit from.
according athletes both centers costs disease emotional financial million people soldiers sustain traumatic year
It's not just professional athletes and soldiers who are at risk from traumatic brain injury. More than 1.7 million people a year sustain a traumatic brain injury, and about 50,000 of them die each year, according the Centers for Disease Control. There are both emotional and financial costs from these injuries.
cancer breasts treated
Women who have been recently diagnosed with breast cancer can learn a tremendous amount from women who have already been treated.
fda important care
FDA clearance is an important step on the path towards getting genetic information integrated with routine medical care.
drinking grandmother type-2-diabetes
Im at a slightly higher risk for type 2 diabetes, and my grandmother had diabetes. My hemoglobin a1c, which is one of the measures, started being a little high when I was drinking a ton of that coconut water.
independent
I guess I'm just fiercely independent.
important genetics
It is important to democratize personal genetics and make it more accessible.
choices healthcare should
There should be choice in healthcare.
important foundation solid-foundation
A solid foundation in genetics is increasingly important for everyone.
school son doors
I need to solve the problem. It's no different from how am I going to get my son out the door when he needs to go to school. It's a bigger version of that same type of problem.
ipad
I carry my iPad and laptop with me everywhere.
billions
Billions of dollars have been put into genetic research.