Dr. Cinnamon Bloss

Biography

Cinnamon Bloss is an Associate Professor at the University of California, San Diego, specializing in Psychiatry, Family Medicine, and Public Health. Her current research centers on the individual and societal impacts of emerging biomedical technologies, with a particular emphasis on health behavior. Dr. Bloss has a diverse background in clinical psychology, statistical genetics, genomic medicine, biomedical ethics, and health policy. She has conducted extensive research in candidate gene genome-wide association studies related to neurocognitive phenotypes, along with empirical work regarding genetic testing and genome sequencing. Prior to her tenure at UCSD, Dr. Bloss served as the Director of Social Sciences and Bioethics at the Scripps Translational Science Institute, contributing to the Scripps Clinical Translational Science Award Executive Committee. Her influential work includes serving as Principal Investigator on an NIH/NHGRI R21 grant, examining consumer psychological responses to direct-to-consumer genomic testing, and publishing significant findings in the New England Journal of Medicine, which informed policy for the Food and Drug Administration Advisory Panel regarding consumer genomics. Throughout her career, Dr. Bloss has co-investigated numerous NIH grants, published over 60 academic papers, and mentored 30 students across various educational levels, from high school to post-doctoral fellows.

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