Micah Halpern, PhD: Canine Genetic Testing

Micah Halpern, PhD: Canine Genetic Testing

From The Functional Breeding Podcast by The Functional Dog Collaborative

June 19, 2025 · 1h 2m · Episode 69

About this episode

Dr. Micah Halpern discusses canine genetic testing and its implications for health and traits.

This week I'm talking with Dr Micah Halpern, a geneticist who has worked with many species including zoo animal population health, and is currently the pricipal scientist and owner of GenSol Diagnostics. Micah and I got nerdy about genetic testing for canine health and other traits - what are some of the different technologies involved, and how do we think about what "accurate" means in terms of results? I've had a long break from recording podcast episodes and I'm coming back gradually. My series of unfortunate injuries seem to be coalescing into chronic pain that makes working difficult. The Functional Dog Collaborative is a high priority for me but sometimes I do have to take a break from this podcast while I recover a bit, and this was one of those times. I hope to have episodes coming out more regularly, but also a bit more slowly than previously, for a while, while I improve and ramp them back up. I appreciate your patience.

People in this episode

Host: The Functional Dog Collaborative

Guest: Micah Halpern

Topics covered

  • canine genetic testing
  • genetics
  • health traits
  • technology
  • chronic pain
  • podcast production

Keywords

  • canine genetics
  • genetic testing
  • health traits
  • GenSol Diagnostics
  • chronic pain
  • podcast

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: GenSol Diagnostics, The Functional Dog Collaborative

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