Nicole SY Liang

Nicole is a board-certified genetic counsellor who works with the Epilepsy Genetics program and the Ehler-Danlos clinic at the SickKids Hospital. On the research side, she works on the Gene-STEPS study, a rapid whole-genome sequencing study for infants with epilepsy. Nicole is a clinical supervisor and lecturer in the University of Toronto M.Sc. program and a hub member of the Project ECHO Epilepsy team.

Education

• 2019–2021: Master of Science in Genetic Counselling, University of Toronto
• 2013–2018: Bachelor of Science with distinction, University of British Columbia

Research

Nicole’s academic interests include rapid genome sequencing, the integration of genetic counseling services in subspecialty services, and pharmacogenomics in epilepsy.

1. Liang, N. S. Y., Watts-Dickens, A., Chitayat, D., Babul-Hirji, R., Chakraborty, P., & Hayeems, R. Z. (2023). Parental Preferences for Expanded Newborn Screening: What Are the Limits?. Children (Basel, Switzerland), 10(8), 1362. https://doi.org/10.3390/children10081362
2. D'Gama, A. M., Mulhern, S., Sheidley, B. R., Boodhoo, F., Buts, S., Chandler, N. J., Cobb, J., Curtis, M., Higginbotham, E. J., Holland, J., Khan, T., Koh, J., Liang, N. S. Y., McRae, L., Nesbitt, S. E., Oby, B. T., Paternoster, B., Patton, A., Rose, G., Scotchman, E., … McTague, A. (2023). Evaluation of the feasibility, diagnostic yield, and clinical utility of rapid genome sequencing in infantile epilepsy (Gene-STEPS): an international, multicentre, pilot cohort study. The Lancet. Neurology, 22(9), 812–825. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1474-4422(23)00246-6
3. Liang, N. S. Y., Adam, S., Elliott, A. M., Siemens, A., du Souich, C., CAUSES Study, GenCOUNSEL Study, Friedman, J. M., & Birch, P. (2022). After genomic testing results: Parents' long-term views. Journal of genetic counseling, 31(1), 82–95. https://doi.org/10.1002/jgc4.1454