Email

ryan.german@bcm.edu

Positions

Genetic Counseling Student

School of Health Professions
Baylor College of Medicine

Education

BS from Calvin University

12/2020 - Grand Rapids, Michigan United States

Professional Statement

My first exposure to genetics was studying rare craniofacial genetics at Chiang Mai University. From there, my interest grew as I researched BCS1L-related mitochondrial disorders using zebrafish as a model at Calvin University. My knowledge of genetics grew tremendously during these years, and I sought ways translate this genetics knowledge to helpful information for patients and families. I began volunteering with the Calvin Rare Research and Support group in their annual conference for families affected by rare disease. After completing my undergraduate degree in biology, I became a genetic counseling coordinator for a reproductive genetics lab. Through my interactions with patients and research in genetics care delivery I became interested in clinical research, which led to my transition to a clinical research coordinator at Baylor College of Medicine. I worked alongside many genetic counselors and saw the impact genetics services have for medically underserved people and families with rare disease. I'm thrilled to be completing my graduate studies in the School of Health Professions at Baylor College of Medicine and hope to practice in areas that lack sufficient access to genetic services because of language, geographic, and economic barriers.

Selected Publications

• "WNT10B mutations associated with isolated dental anomalies." ; Pubmed PMID: 29364501
• "Drosophila functional screening of de novo variants in autism uncovers damaging variants and facilitates discovery of rare neurodevelopmental diseases." ; Pubmed PMID: 35294868
• "Precision therapy for a medically actionable ATP1A3 variant from a genomic medicine program in an underserved population." ; Pubmed PMID: 37614148

Memberships

Texas Society of Genetic Counselors

American Society of Human Genetics

Transnational Alliance for Genetic Counseling