Sawona Biswas

Title(s)	Genetic Counslor, EVP - Physician Serv
School	Chancellor/EVC/FAS
Address	550 16th. Street, #4334 San Francisco CA 94158
Phone	415-514-8244
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Biography

Education and Training

California State University Northridge, California	M.S. Genetic Counseling	05/2009	Genetic Counseling
Bangalore University, India	B.S.	07/2004	Genetics, Microbiology, Chemistry
Vellore Insititute of Tech, India	M.Sc.	07/2006	Genetics

Overview

Sawona Biswas is a genetic counselor and researcher who cares for adults with concerns about genetic disorders. She evaluates patients for genetic conditions and provides counseling, including genetic testing guidance.

Biswas is interested in developing genetic sequencing tests, such as exome and genome sequencing, and conducting population-based genomic studies focused on best ways to interpret and deliver complex genetic information. She is also interested in finding ways to better integrate data from genetic tests into patient care in the clinic and how to personalize this care for better outcomes.

Biswas earned her master's degree in genetic counseling at California State University, Northridge.

Interests

Genetics, Genome, Exome sequnencing, Analysis, Data sharing, Precision Medicine, Preventive Care

Websites

Whole Genome Sequencing Population Study - 3DHealth

Research

Research Activities and Funding

Genomic Diagnostics in Cornelia De Lange Syndrome related diagnosis and Structural Birth Defects
NIH 1R03HD099530-01Aug 9, 2019 - Jul 31, 2021

Pilot Whole Genome Sequencing and Return of Results at UCSF
UCSF Internal FundsJul 1, 2019 - Jun 30, 2020

NICUSEQ: Rapid Whole Genome Sequencing in Critically Ill Neonates
Illumina Inc. Industry sponsoredMay 1, 2018 - Mar 30, 2019

Applying Genomic Sequencing in Pediatrics
NHGRI 1U01-HG006546Dec 1, 2011 - May 1, 2018

Bibliographic

Publications

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Effect of Whole-Genome Sequencing on the Clinical Management of Acutely Ill Infants With Suspected Genetic Disease: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Pediatr. 2021 12 01; 175(12):1218-1226. NICUSeq Study Group, Krantz ID, Medne L, Weatherly JM, Wild KT, Biswas S, Devkota B, Hartman T, Brunelli L, Fishler KP, Abdul-Rahman O, Euteneuer JC, Hoover D, Dimmock D, Cleary J, Farnaes L, Knight J, Schwarz AJ, Vargas-Shiraishi OM, Wigby K, Zadeh N, Shinawi M, Wambach JA, Baldridge D, Cole FS, Wegner DJ, Urraca N, Holtrop S, Mostafavi R, Mroczkowski HJ, Pivnick EK, Ward JC, Talati A, Brown CW, Belmont JW, Ortega JL, Robinson KD, Brocklehurst WT, Perry DL, Ajay SS, Hagelstrom RT, Bennett M, Rajan V, Taft RJ. PMID: 34570182; PMCID: PMC8477301.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 33 Fields:
Ped Pediatrics
Translation:Humans
Exome and genome sequencing for pediatric patients with congenital anomalies or intellectual disability: an evidence-based clinical guideline of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG). Genet Med. 2021 11; 23(11):2029-2037. Manickam K, McClain MR, Demmer LA, Biswas S, Kearney HM, Malinowski J, Massingham LJ, Miller D, Yu TW, Hisama FM, ACMG Board of Directors. PMID: 34211152.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 89 Fields:
Gen Genetics
Translation:Humans
A Centralized Approach for Practicing Genomic Medicine. Pediatrics. 2020 03; 145(3). Biswas S, Medne L, Devkota B, Bedoukian E, Berrodin D, Izumi K, Deardorff MA, Tarpinian J, Leonard J, Pyle L, Gray C, Montgomery J, Williams T, Fortunato S, Weatherly J, McEldrew D, Kaur M, Raible SE, Wilkens A, Spinner NB, Skraban C, Krantz ID. PMID: 32102930; PMCID: PMC9921770.

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Ped Pediatrics
Translation:Humans
Protein-elongating mutations in MYH11 are implicated in a dominantly inherited smooth muscle dysmotility syndrome with severe esophageal, gastric, and intestinal disease. Hum Mutat. 2020 05; 41(5):973-982. Gilbert MA, Schultz-Rogers L, Rajagopalan R, Grochowski CM, Wilkins BJ, Biswas S, Conlin LK, Fiorino KN, Dhamija R, Pack MA, Klee EW, Piccoli DA, Spinner NB. PMID: 31944481.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 8 Fields:
Gen Genetics
Translation:Humans
Correction: The Genomics Research and Innovation Network: creating an interoperable, federated, genomics learning system. Genet Med. 2020 Feb; 22(2):449. Mandl KD, Glauser T, Krantz ID, Avillach P, Bartels A, Beggs AH, Biswas S, Bourgeois FT, Corsmo J, Dauber A, Devkota B, Fleisher GR, Heath AP, Helbig I, Hirschhorn JN, Kilbourn J, Kong SW, Kornetsky S, Majzoub JA, Marsolo K, Martin LJ, Nix J, Schwarzhoff A, Stedman J, Strauss A, Sund KL, Taylor DM, White PS, Marsh E, Grimberg A, Hawkes C, Genomics Research and Innovation Network. PMID: 31772351; PMCID: PMC7000329.

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Gen Genetics
The Genomics Research and Innovation Network: creating an interoperable, federated, genomics learning system. Genet Med. 2020 02; 22(2):371-380. Mandl KD, Glauser T, Krantz ID, Avillach P, Bartels A, Beggs AH, Biswas S, Bourgeois FT, Corsmo J, Dauber A, Devkota B, Fleisher GR, Heath AP, Helbig I, Hirschhorn JN, Kilbourn J, Kong SW, Kornetsky S, Majzoub JA, Marsolo K, Martin LJ, Nix J, Schwarzhoff A, Stedman J, Strauss A, Sund KL, Taylor DM, White PS, Marsh E, Grimberg A, Hawkes C, Genomics Research and Innovation Network. PMID: 31481752; PMCID: PMC7000325.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 16 Fields:
Gen Genetics
Translation:Humans
Correction: Secondary findings from clinical genomic sequencing: prevalence, patient perspectives, family history assessment, and health-care costs from a multisite study. Genet Med. 2019 May; 21(5):1261-1262. Hart MR, Biesecker BB, Blout CL, Christensen KD, Amendola LM, Bergstrom KL, Biswas S, Bowling KM, Brothers KB, Conlin LK, Cooper GM, Dulik MC, East KM, Everett JN, Finnila CR, Ghazani AA, Gilmore MJ, Goddard KAB, Jarvik GP, Johnston JJ, Kauffman TL, Kelley WV, Krier JB, Lewis KL, McGuire AL, McMullen C, Ou J, Plon SE, Rehm HL, Richards CS, Romasko EJ, Sagardia AM, Spinner NB, Thompson ML, Turbitt E, Vassy JL, Wilfond BS, Veenstra DL, Berg JS, Green RC, Biesecker LG, Hindorff LA. PMID: 30670880.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 1 Fields:
Gen Genetics
Secondary findings from clinical genomic sequencing: prevalence, patient perspectives, family history assessment, and health-care costs from a multisite study. Genet Med. 2019 05; 21(5):1100-1110. Hart MR, Biesecker BB, Blout CL, Christensen KD, Amendola LM, Bergstrom KL, Biswas S, Bowling KM, Brothers KB, Conlin LK, Cooper GM, Dulik MC, East KM, Everett JN, Finnila CR, Ghazani AA, Gilmore MJ, Goddard KAB, Jarvik GP, Johnston JJ, Kauffman TL, Kelley WV, Krier JB, Lewis KL, McGuire AL, McMullen C, Ou J, Plon SE, Rehm HL, Richards CS, Romasko EJ, Miren Sagardia A, Spinner NB, Thompson ML, Turbitt E, Vassy JL, Wilfond BS, Veenstra DL, Berg JS, Green RC, Biesecker LG, Hindorff LA. PMID: 30287922; PMCID: PMC6450774.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 67 Fields:
Gen Genetics
Translation:Humans
Approaches to carrier testing and results disclosure in translational genomics research: The clinical sequencing exploratory research consortium experience. Mol Genet Genomic Med. 2018 11; 6(6):898-909. Porter KM, Kauffman TL, Koenig BA, Lewis KL, Rehm HL, Richards CS, Strande NT, Tabor HK, Wolf SM, Yang Y, Amendola LM, Azzariti DR, Berg JS, Bergstrom K, Biesecker LG, Biswas S, Bowling KM, Chung WK, Clayton EW, Conlin LK, Cooper GM, Dulik MC, Garraway LA, Ghazani AA, Green RC, Hiatt SM, Jamal SM, Jarvik GP, Goddard KAB, Wilfond BS, members of the CSER Actionability and Return of Results Working Group. PMID: 30133189; PMCID: PMC6305639.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 8 Fields:
Gen Genetics Mol Molecular Biology
Translation:Humans
Utility and limitations of exome sequencing as a genetic diagnostic tool for children with hearing loss. Genet Med. 2018 12; 20(12):1663-1676. Sheppard S, Biswas S, Li MH, Jayaraman V, Slack I, Romasko EJ, Sasson A, Brunton J, Rajagopalan R, Sarmady M, Abrudan JL, Jairam S, DeChene ET, Ying X, Choi J, Wilkens A, Raible SE, Scarano MI, Santani A, Pennington JW, Luo M, Conlin LK, Devkota B, Dulik MC, Spinner NB, Krantz ID. PMID: 29907799; PMCID: PMC6295269.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 17 Fields:
Gen Genetics
Translation:Humans
Clinical providers' experiences with returning results from genomic sequencing: an interview study. BMC Med Genomics. 2018 05 08; 11(1):45. Wynn J, Lewis K, Amendola LM, Bernhardt BA, Biswas S, Joshi M, McMullen C, Scollon S. PMID: 29739461; PMCID: PMC5941324.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 29 Fields:
Gen Genetics
Translation:Humans
AUDIOME: a tiered exome sequencing-based comprehensive gene panel for the diagnosis of heterogeneous nonsyndromic sensorineural hearing loss. Genet Med. 2018 12; 20(12):1600-1608. Guan Q, Balciuniene J, Cao K, Fan Z, Biswas S, Wilkens A, Gallo DJ, Bedoukian E, Tarpinian J, Jayaraman P, Sarmady M, Dulik M, Santani A, Spinner N, Abou Tayoun AN, Krantz ID, Conlin LK, Luo M. PMID: 29595809.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 16 Fields:
Gen Genetics
Translation:Humans
Why Patients Decline Genomic Sequencing Studies: Experiences from the CSER Consortium. J Genet Couns. 2018 09; 27(5):1220-1227. Amendola LM, Robinson JO, Hart R, Biswas S, Lee K, Bernhardt BA, East K, Gilmore MJ, Kauffman TL, Lewis KL, Roche M, Scollon S, Wynn J, Blout C. PMID: 29497922; PMCID: PMC6119550.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 23 Fields:
Gen Genetics
Translation:Humans
Anticipated responses of early adopter genetic specialists and nongenetic specialists to unsolicited genomic secondary findings. Genet Med. 2018 10; 20(10):1186-1195. Christensen KD, Bernhardt BA, Jarvik GP, Hindorff LA, Ou J, Biswas S, Powell BC, Grundmeier RW, Machini K, Karavite DJ, Pennington JW, Krantz ID, Berg JS, Goddard KAB. PMID: 29388940; PMCID: PMC6103906.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 7 Fields:
Gen Genetics
Translation:Humans
Utility and limitations of exome sequencing in the molecular diagnosis of pediatric inherited platelet disorders. Am J Hematol. 2018 01; 93(1):8-16. Romasko EJ, Devkota B, Biswas S, Jayaraman V, Rajagopalan R, Dulik MC, Thom CS, Choi J, Jairam S, Scarano MI, Krantz ID, Spinner NB, Conlin LK, Lambert MP. PMID: 28960434; PMCID: PMC6366456.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 9 Fields:
Hem Hematology
Translation:Humans
How do providers discuss the results of pediatric exome sequencing with families? Per Med. 2017 Sep; 14(5):409-422. Walser SA, Werner-Lin A, Mueller R, Miller VA, Biswas S, Bernhardt BA. PMID: 28966657; PMCID: PMC5616214.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 6 Fields:
Gen Genetics Med Medicine (General)
An Observational Study of Children's Involvement in Informed Consent for Exome Sequencing Research. J Empir Res Hum Res Ethics. 2017 02; 12(1):6-13. Miller VA, Werner-Lin A, Walser SA, Biswas S, Bernhardt BA. PMID: 28220724; PMCID: PMC5325125.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 8 Fields:
Eth Ethics
Translation:Humans
Performance of ACMG-AMP Variant-Interpretation Guidelines among Nine Laboratories in the Clinical Sequencing Exploratory Research Consortium. Am J Hum Genet. 2016 07 07; 99(1):247. Amendola LM, Jarvik GP, Leo MC, McLaughlin HM, Akkari Y, Amaral MD, Berg JS, Biswas S, Bowling KM, Conlin LK, Cooper GM, Dorschner MO, Dulik MC, Ghazani AA, Ghosh R, Green RC, Hart R, Horton C, Johnston JJ, Lebo MS, Milosavljevic A, Ou J, Pak CM, Patel RY, Punj S, Richards CS, Salama J, Strande NT, Yang Y, Plon SE, Biesecker LG, Rehm HL. PMID: 27392081; PMCID: PMC5005465.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 59 Fields:
Gen Genetics
Clinical Sequencing Exploratory Research Consortium: Accelerating Evidence-Based Practice of Genomic Medicine. Am J Hum Genet. 2016 07 07; 99(1):246. Green RC, Goddard KA, Jarvik GP, Amendola LM, Appelbaum PS, Berg JS, Bernhardt BA, Biesecker LG, Biswas S, Blout CL, Bowling KM, Brothers KB, Burke W, Caga-Anan CF, Chinnaiyan AM, Chung WK, Clayton EW, Cooper GM, East K, Evans JP, Fullerton SM, Garraway LA, Garrett JR, Gray SW, Henderson GE, Hindorff LA, Holm IA, Lewis MH, Hutter CM, Janne PA, Joffe S, Kaufman D, Knoppers BM, Koenig BA, Krantz ID, Manolio TA, McCullough L, McEwen J, McGuire A, Muzny D, Myers RM, Nickerson DA, Ou J, Parsons DW, Petersen GM, Plon SE, Rehm HL, Roberts JS, Robinson D, Salama JS, Scollon S, Sharp RR, Shirts B, Spinner NB, Tabor HK, Tarczy-Hornoch P, Veenstra DL, Wagle N, Weck K, Wilfond BS, Wilhelmsen K, Wolf SM, Wynn J, Yu JH, CSER Consortium. PMID: 27392080; PMCID: PMC5005464.

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Gen Genetics
Performance of ACMG-AMP Variant-Interpretation Guidelines among Nine Laboratories in the Clinical Sequencing Exploratory Research Consortium. Am J Hum Genet. 2016 06 02; 98(6):1067-1076. Amendola LM, Jarvik GP, Leo MC, McLaughlin HM, Akkari Y, Amaral MD, Berg JS, Biswas S, Bowling KM, Conlin LK, Cooper GM, Dorschner MO, Dulik MC, Ghazani AA, Ghosh R, Green RC, Hart R, Horton C, Johnston JJ, Lebo MS, Milosavljevic A, Ou J, Pak CM, Patel RY, Punj S, Richards CS, Salama J, Strande NT, Yang Y, Plon SE, Biesecker LG, Rehm HL. PMID: 27181684; PMCID: PMC4908185.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 203 Fields:
Gen Genetics
Translation:Humans
Clinical Sequencing Exploratory Research Consortium: Accelerating Evidence-Based Practice of Genomic Medicine. Am J Hum Genet. 2016 06 02; 98(6):1051-1066. Green RC, Goddard KAB, Jarvik GP, Amendola LM, Appelbaum PS, Berg JS, Bernhardt BA, Biesecker LG, Biswas S, Blout CL, Bowling KM, Brothers KB, Burke W, Caga-Anan CF, Chinnaiyan AM, Chung WK, Clayton EW, Cooper GM, East K, Evans JP, Fullerton SM, Garraway LA, Garrett JR, Gray SW, Henderson GE, Hindorff LA, Holm IA, Lewis MH, Hutter CM, Janne PA, Joffe S, Kaufman D, Knoppers BM, Koenig BA, Krantz ID, Manolio TA, McCullough L, McEwen J, McGuire A, Muzny D, Myers RM, Nickerson DA, Ou J, Parsons DW, Petersen GM, Plon SE, Rehm HL, Roberts JS, Robinson D, Salama JS, Scollon S, Sharp RR, Shirts B, Spinner NB, Tabor HK, Tarczy-Hornoch P, Veenstra DL, Wagle N, Weck K, Wilfond BS, Wilhelmsen K, Wolf SM, Wynn J, Yu JH, CSER Consortium. PMID: 27181682; PMCID: PMC4908179.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 84 Fields:
Gen Genetics
Translation:Humans
Utility and limitations of exome sequencing as a genetic diagnostic tool for conditions associated with pediatric sudden cardiac arrest/sudden cardiac death. Hum Genomics. 2015 Jul 19; 9:15. Li MH, Abrudan JL, Dulik MC, Sasson A, Brunton J, Jayaraman V, Dugan N, Haley D, Rajagopalan R, Biswas S, Sarmady M, DeChene ET, Deardorff MA, Wilkens A, Noon SE, Scarano MI, Santani AB, White PS, Pennington J, Conlin LK, Spinner NB, Krantz ID, Vetter VL. PMID: 26187847; PMCID: PMC4506570.

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Gen Genetics
Translation:Humans
Increased prevalence of two mitochondrial DNA polymorphisms in functional disease: Are we describing different parts of an energy-depleted elephant? Mitochondrion. 2015 Jul; 23:1-6. Boles RG, Zaki EA, Kerr JR, Das K, Biswas S, Gardner A. PMID: 25934187.

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Cel Cell Biology
Translation:Humans
Illustrative case studies in the return of exome and genome sequencing results. Per Med. 2015; 12(3):283-295. Amendola LM, Lautenbach D, Scollon S, Bernhardt B, Biswas S, East K, Everett J, Gilmore MJ, Himes P, Raymond VM, Wynn J, Hart R, CSER Genetic Counseling Working Group, Jarvik GP. PMID: 26478737; PMCID: PMC4607287.

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Gen Genetics Med Medicine (General)
Multigeneration family with short stature, developmental delay, and dysmorphic features due to 4q27-q28.1 microdeletion. Eur J Med Genet. 2013 Sep; 56(9):521-5. Hickey SE, Biswas S, Thrush DL, Pyatt RE, Gastier-Foster JM, Astbury C, Atkin J. PMID: 23895773.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 2 Fields:
Gen Genetics
Translation:Humans Cells