Adjunct Instructor/Consultant
Kate Wilson received her B.S. in Zoology from North Carolina State University. After working for several years as a certified cytogenetic technologist at LabCorp, she went back to school and received her M.S. in Genetic Counseling from the University of South Carolina in 2007. She received her certification from the American Board of Genetic Counseling in 2009.
Kate worked for almost 10 years in Houston, TX after graduation, first as a prenatal genetic counselor and associate professor with the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston. She worked with a large Maternal Fetal Medicine practice with a fetal surgery center and the Genetic Counseling Training Program at UT. After a few years in prenatal practice, Kate created and established five cancer genetic services in the Houston area to address an unmet need for patients who wanted genetic counseling and testing to reduce their risk of cancer.
In 2013, Kate made the transition from clinical practice to the industry setting to launch and support hereditary cancer testing and services at Quest Diagnostics. During her time at Quest, she moved from the role of Laboratory Genetic Counselor to Product Director. In her position as Product Director, she launched multiple hereditary cancer and solid tumor testing products, the first consumer initiated next generation sequencing test at Quest, and minimal residual disease offerings. Outside of her day job, Kate has served as a Board Director and Secretary/Treasurer for the American Board of Genetic Counseling, Chair for the Education Committee and Access and Service Delivery Committee of the National Society of Genetic Counselors, and Vice President of the Texas Society of Genetic Counselors.
Kate's passion is “Genetics for all”, and in 2024 she followed this belief to start her own company to educate broadly about genetic healthcare and issues. She gives lectures to training programs on a variety of topics, and consults with laboratories. Kate is the co-host and producer of the DNA Dialogues podcast offered by the Journal of Genetic Counseling where published researchers are interviewed about the impact of their findings. Kate has also launched an independent podcast, All Access DNA, that informs the public about genetic healthcare with the purpose to enable and empower listeners in understanding their genetic health. All Access DNA was recognized as Best Science Podcast by the Women Podcasters Awards in 2026.
Kate Wilson is an adjunct faculty member with Emory's Genetic Counseling Training Program. Since joining the program in 2024, Kate has been the course coordinator for HGC810- Theory and Practice III. This course focuses on professional issues and professional development in the field of genetic counseling.