Quotes by Anne Wojcicki

About Anne Wojcicki:

Anne E. Wojcicki is an American biologist and the co-founder and chief executive officer of the personal genomics company 23andMe.
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I think it is absolutely crazy in this day and age that I have to go through a trial and error method to see if my child is allergic to an antibiotic or peanuts. I should just know.

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I think it's important to have flexibility to work wherever is best for you. I actually encourage people to work at the cafe - or from home or wherever works best for them.

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One of the best aspects of health care reform is it starts to emphasize prevention.

Anne Wojcicki

23andMe set out to try and change healthcare - this is not an easy business. This is not a coffee shop in Austin.

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My sister learned she was a carrier for a recessive disease, Bloom syndrome, late in one of her pregnancies. I remember the panicked call and the weeks of worry as she and her husband awaited his test results; if he was also a carrier, this meant the...

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Our understanding of how DNA informs our health and development is advancing at an incredible pace.

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Knowing your genetic health risks will help you make better decisions.

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I have always been interested in health care and doing something that is dramatic.

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If consumers were more empowered, they would take more responsibility for their health.

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The consumer is really underutilized in health care.

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We don't have enough data about how lifestyle decisions impact our health.

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We have been trained not to think about our health care until there's a problem.

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Just as computer technology and the Internet created whole new industries and extraordinary benefits for people that extend into almost every realm of human endeavor from education to transportation to medicine, genetics will undoubtedly benefit peop...

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It's worth knowing more about the complicated environmental and genetic factors that could explain why traumatic brain injuries lead to long-term disabilities in some people and not in others.

Anne Wojcicki

I still meet old-school scientists who are like, 'Oh honey, women aren't good at science.' You kind of dismiss them as insane.

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Nobody can quantify for you what's the impact of eating fiber every day, for instance. We can say we think it's good. But some people might say 'Oh, it reduces your risk of colon cancer by 20%, some people might say it reduces your risk by 25%.'

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I like company lunches because I think going out wastes valuable time; plus, a lot of good ideas come up over lunch.

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My parents were passionate about what they did, very cheap, and very focused on doing good in society.

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There's massive government initiatives going around the world, and you see that there's a real enthusiasm for genetics.

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Being able to do research in a real-time way is the way research needs to be done in the future.

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Author Bio

  • NameAnne Wojcicki
  • DescriptionAn American biotech analyst, biologist, and businesswoman. Co-founder of 23andMe.
  • BornJuly 28, 1973
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionBiologist