About Dr. Hsien-Hsien Lei

by Dr. Hsien-Hsien Lei
Posted April 24, 2007 in DNA in General

Welcome to Eye on DNA. I’m Hsien-Hsien Lei (pron. shen-shen lay) and I’m a PhD-trained epidemiologist and biotech consultant. I graduated from Stanford University with a BA in Human Biology, area of concentration in disease prevention, and received my PhD from the Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health in Epidemiology, Division of Genetic Epidemiology.

I have been blogging about science and health since 2005 and was the founding editor of the b5media Science and Health Channel as well as founding author of GeneticsAndHealth.com, AHeartyLife.com, and PlayLibrary.com. For a time, I was also Community Director of wurk.net and wrote healthcare.wurk.net. As of May 15, 2007, I work at DNA Direct as a Genetics Information Specialist.

Eye on DNA is under the sole proprietorship of Dr. Hsien-Hsien Lei. All opinions and views expressed in this blog are mine alone and do not necessarily reflect that of my past or current employers.

Featured at:

• Forbes
• FOX News
• Nature Reviews Genetics
• Duke GenomeLIFE Magazine (pdf)
• Detroit Free Press March 2007, June 2007
• The Washington Post
• Los Angeles Times, on fetal gender DNA test
• Federal Computer Week
• CDC Genomics & Health Weekly Update
• Science (subscription only, email me if you want access)
• 5 Lessons in PhD Career Transitions by Jane Chin, PhD
• Genome Technology Online
• Nature.com
• Technology Review
• Kromosoft

Publications:

• Academic Journals: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Diabetes, Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, etc.
• Burrill Personalized Medicine Report, November 2007

Interviews of me:

• The Antidote
• HealthCareVox
• Pharma Gazette
• rdoctor
• Essential Keystrokes
• Pierce Mattie
• Successful Blog
• Skinny Moose Media
• Medscape with Dr. Nick Genes
• ScienceRoll

Guest Posts:

• ProBlogger
• Pharma Gazette
• IBM’s HealthNex
• Scitizen, Biotechnology Channel
• MedTripInfo
• The Issue

I’m passionate about social media and the potential it has to empower people to take charge of their personal health. The Internet and genome technology combined are going to change our lives in ways we can’t even begin to imagine. Medicine in the genome era will touch all of our lives and I’m here to document its progress.

DNA is our past, present, and future. We need to seize it, examine it, and know its power to make it work for us. How will it change your life?

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2007-04-24 23:16:41

[...] those of you coming by for the first time, welcome! I’m Hsien-Hsien Lei, a PhD-trained genetic epidemiologist who has been keeping an eye on genetics, genes, the genome, [...]

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Comment by Emanuel

2007-11-10 21:07:27

Dear Dr. Hsien-Hien Lei,

I am Your fellow genetic epidemiologist, currently a Visiting Scholar at University of Utah at the Genetic Epidemiology Dept.

I have published on familial melanoma predisposition among Jews.

I would like to establish contact with You.

with kind regards,

Emanuel Yakobson, Ph.D.

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Comment by Sandy

2007-06-21 13:45:12

if my husband is blind and i am a normal woman so what is our child going to be?

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Comment by rita mulvaney

2007-06-22 18:07:45

Hi my niece works in one of the laboratories at Liverpool University. Recently I asked her if she could recommend a company who checks DNA and could tell where our distant ancestors originated from. She sent me your website.

I would be grateful if you could let me know what is involved and the cost, Sincerely Rita (Mrs R Mulvaney)

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Comment by Hsien

2007-06-23 11:39:13

Sandy and Rita, I’ve emailed you both.

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Comment by zaki

2007-07-19 17:43:00

Wow….never thought of a dna blog like this existing…I think you have a wonderful blog and career. I should come here more often…

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Comment by Hsien

2007-07-19 17:48:41

Thanks and welcome, zaki! If you’re interested in genetics, have a look at the other blogs in The DNA Network.

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Comment by James Wachai

2007-11-11 19:37:19

She’s a very cool woman, who I very much admire. Very hardworking, and prudent in her work. Again, all the best Hsien.

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Comment by Hsien-Hsien Lei, PhD

2007-11-12 10:04:31

Thank you for the kind words, James!

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Comment by Tomelloso

2008-03-13 16:34:51

Really have a great blog, thanks for sharing your “mind”, you look like James tell a very cool woman. I will return to try learn some of you. Thanks.

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Comment by Tony

2008-03-14 17:09:09

Hsien-Hsien Lei thanks for the great blog! I read all your posts

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Comment by Rob

2008-03-25 13:41:02

Hi Dr. Hsien-Hsien Lei,

Are there any miltary applications for genetic manipulation at the moment? Should we be concerned?

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Comment by James Scott

2008-03-26 13:16:17

Such a great blog on DNA,i found it very intersting.thank for such a great information on DNA.

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Comment by Angel

2008-03-27 09:00:37

Wow….never thought of a DNA blog like this existing…I think you have a wonderful blog and career. Thanks i will often come here

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Comment by karikatur

2008-03-27 14:57:49

Great blog.
I read all your posts.

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