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Dr. Brandon Colby, MD

Dr. Brandon Colby, MD

MD · MBA

Founder & CEO, Sequencing.com

Founder of Sequencing and author of Outsmart Your Genes. An early voice in direct-to-consumer genetic testing.

About

About Brandon

Brandon Colby is a physician-expert in the fields of Genetic Analysis and Personalized Preventive Medicine. He holds an MD from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, an MBA from Stanford University`s Graduate School of Business, and a BA with Honors in Genetics from the University of Michigan.

Dr. Colby is the author of the book Outsmart Your Genes and has developed numerous technologies that improve the analysis, interpretation, and actionability of genome sequencing data. He is an Affiliate Specialist of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (⁠ACMG), an Associate of the American College of Preventive Medicine (⁠ACPM), and a member of the National Society of Genetic Counselors (⁠NSGC).

Education

Education

  • MD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
  • MBA, Stanford University Graduate School of Business
  • BS in Genetics, with Honors, University of Michigan
Affiliations & Memberships

Affiliations & Memberships

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Articles by Dr. Brandon Colby, MD are reviewed for accuracy by Sequencing's medical and scientific team. This page is for informational purposes and does not constitute medical advice.

Articles by Brandon

FASTQ and FQ file format

FASTQ Format Compatibility

Learn about the different types of FASTQ files, such as paired FASTQ and concatenated FASTQ, and which types are compatible with DNA analysis apps and reports.

Downloading Results

Learn how to easily download your DNA report results from your Sequencing account with our simple step-by-step guide.

Is there a genetic test for chimerism?

FYI regarding chimerism - it is extremely, extremely rare. So rare that it’s more likely a person would win the lottery twice than actually have chimerism. Chimerism, when it does…

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