Kian Sadeghi: Is Personalized Genomics Undergoing a Direct-to-Consumer Renaissance?

Update: 2025-04-16

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At just 25, UPenn dropout Kian Sadeghi is betting big on personalized genomics. As founder of Nucleus Genomics, he’s offering affordable whole-genome sequencing direct to consumers and rethinking how patients, clinicians, and insurers engage with genetic data. On Behind the Breakthroughs, Sadeghi unpacks the fall of 23andMe, the rise of patient agency, and why he thinks genomics needs its own Bill Gates.

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