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Barbara B. Biesecker

Barbara B. Biesecker

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Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
62
Citations
12640
World Ranking
1289
National Ranking
597

Overview

Barbara B. Biesecker is affiliated with RTI International in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions also in Medicine. The scientist's work addresses various subfields such as Genetics, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Cancer Research, and Economics and Econometrics.

The main topics covered in their research include BRCA gene mutations in cancer, Genomics and Rare Diseases, Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics, Ethics in Clinical Research, Autism Spectrum Disorder Research, Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life, and Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life.

Frequent publication venues for their work are the Journal of Genetic Counseling, Genetics in Medicine, Patient Education and Counseling, UNC Libraries, and the Journal of Clinical and Translational Science.

Barbara B. Biesecker often collaborates with colleagues including Benjamin S. Wilfond, Katrina A.B. Goddard, Galen Joseph, Michael C. Leo, and Laura M. Amendola.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Barbara B. Biesecker include:

  • Examining access to care in clinical genomic research and medicine: Experiences from the CSER Consortium (2021, Journal of Clinical and Translational Science)
  • Perceived Utility of Genomic Sequencing: Qualitative Analysis and Synthesis of a Conceptual Model to Inform Patient-Centered Instrument Development (2021, Patient)
  • The PrU: Development and validation of a measure to assess personal utility of genomic results (2022, Genetics in Medicine)
  • Cancer Health Assessments Reaching Many (CHARM): A clinical trial assessing a multimodal cancer genetics services delivery program and its impact on diverse populations (2021, Contemporary Clinical Trials)
  • Lessons learned about harmonizing survey measures for the CSER consortium (2020, Journal of Clinical and Translational Science)

Best Publications

  • A new definition of Genetic Counseling: National Society of Genetic Counselors' Task Force report.

    Robert Resta;Barbara Bowles Biesecker;Robin L. Bennett;Sandra Blum

  • Genetic Counseling for Families With Inherited Susceptibility to Breast and Ovarian Cancer

    Barbara B. Biesecker;Michael Boehnke;Kathy Calzone;Dorene S. Markel

  • Controlled Trial of Pretest Education Approaches to Enhance Informed Decision-Making for BRCA1 Gene Testing

    Caryn Lerman;Barbara Biesecker;Judith L. Benkendorf;Jon Kerner

  • Genetic Testing for Susceptibility to Adult-Onset Cancer: The Process and Content of Informed Consent

    Gail Geller;Jeffrey R. Botkin;Michael J. Green;Nancy Press

  • Goals of genetic counseling

    BB Biesecker

  • A disease locus for hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia maps to chromosome 9q33–34

    M T McDonald;K A Papenberg;S Ghosh;A A Glatfelter

  • Breast cancer susceptibility genes. BRCA1 and BRCA2.

    Lawrence C. Brody;Barbara Bowles Biesecker

  • Quality of life in rare genetic conditions: a systematic review of the literature.

    Julie S. Cohen;Barbara B. Biesecker

  • Ethics and Genomic Incidental Findings

    Amy L. McGuire;Steven Joffe;Barbara A. Koenig;Barbara B. Biesecker

  • Goals, benefits, and outcomes of genetic counseling: Client and genetic counselor assessment

    Barbara A. Bernhardt;Barbara B. Biesecker;Barbara B. Biesecker;Carrie L. Mastromarino;Carrie L. Mastromarino

  • Process studies in genetic counseling: Peering into the black box†

    Barbara B. Biesecker;Kathryn F. Peters

  • Psychological distress in women seeking genetic counseling for breast-ovarian cancer risk: the contributions of personality and appraisal.

    Janet Audrain;Marc D. Schwartz;Caryn Lerman;Chanita Hughes

  • Intentions to receive individual results from whole-genome sequencing among participants in the ClinSeq study

    Flavia M Facio;Haley Eidem;Tyler Fisher;Stephanie Brooks

  • Clinical Sequencing Exploratory Research Consortium: Accelerating Evidence-Based Practice of Genomic Medicine

    Robert C. Green;Robert C. Green;Katrina A.B. Goddard;Gail P. Jarvik;Laura M. Amendola

  • Parental attitudes toward a diagnosis in children with unidentified multiple congenital anomaly syndromes.

    E.T. Rosenthal;L.G. Biesecker;B.B. Biesecker

  • Racial Differences in Testing Motivation and Psychological Distress following Pretest Education for BRCA1 Gene Testing

    Caryn Lerman;Chanita Hughes;Judith L. Benkendorf;Barbara Biesecker

  • Personal utility in genomic testing: a systematic literature review

    Jennefer N. Kohler;Erin Turbitt;Barbara Bowles Biesecker

  • Parental attitudes, values, and beliefs toward the return of results from exome sequencing in children

    Julie C. Sapp;Danielle Dong;Caryn Stark;Lauren E. Ivey

  • Psychosocial factors predicting BRCA1/BRCA2 testing decisions in members of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer families

    Barbara Bowles Biesecker;Naoko Ishibe;Donald W. Hadley;Therese R. Giambarresi

  • The clinical sequencing evidence-generating research consortium: Integrating genomic sequencing in diverse and medically underserved populations

    Laura M. Amendola;Jonathan S. Berg;Carol R. Horowitz;Frank Angelo

  • Turner syndrome: four challenges across the lifespan

    Erica J Sutton;Aideen McInerney-Leo;Carolyn A Bondy;Sarah E Gollust

  • An interactive computer program can effectively educate patients about genetic testing for breast cancer susceptibility.

    Michael J. Green;Barbara B. Biesecker;Aideen M. McInerney;David Mauger

Frequent Co-Authors

Leslie G. Biesecker
Leslie G. Biesecker National Institutes of Health
William M. P. Klein
William M. P. Klein National Institutes of Health
Benjamin S. Wilfond
Benjamin S. Wilfond University of Washington
Phyllis Butow
Phyllis Butow University of Sydney
Paul K. J. Han
Paul K. J. Han Maine Medical Center
J. Scott Roberts
J. Scott Roberts University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Bettina Meiser
Bettina Meiser University of New South Wales
Aad Tibben
Aad Tibben Leiden University
Theresa M. Marteau
Theresa M. Marteau University of Cambridge
Gail P. Jarvik
Gail P. Jarvik University of Washington

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