CARDIOVASCULAR GENETICS

Integrating Genetics Into Cardiovascular Care

Cohesion Phenomics partners with healthcare systems and cardiovascular programs to build and strengthen cardiovascular genetics services through clinical and molecular expertise, genetic testing, program development, and an understanding of the access and reimbursement landscape surrounding genetic services.

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ABOUT COHESION PHENOMICS

Since 2013, Cohesion Phenomics has worked at the intersection of inherited cardiovascular disease, molecular diagnostics, and clinical care.

Our experience spans cardiomyopathies, inherited arrhythmias, aortopathies, familial cardiovascular conditions, and other disorders where genetic information can influence care for patients and their families.

Cohesion Phenomics brings clinical, molecular, and payer expertise together to support the delivery of cardiovascular genetic services. We integrate molecular findings with each patient’s clinical and family context to inform clinical care, while our experience navigating coverage, authorization, and reimbursement helps address payer barriers to genetic testing.

Our Mission

Mission

To make cardiovascular genetics an integrated, accessible, and sustainable part of cardiovascular care.

Our Vision

Vision

A future where cardiovascular genetics is seamlessly integrated into clinical care, ensuring genetic expertise informs decisions for patients and families.

WHAT WE DO

Cardiovascular Genetics Across the Continuum

Cohesion Phenomics brings together program development, clinical molecular genetics, diagnostic testing, access and reimbursement, and education to support the integration of genetics into cardiovascular care.

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Building & Strengthening Cardiovascular Genetics Programs

We work with cardiovascular programs and healthcare systems to develop the clinical, genetic, operational, and reimbursement infrastructure needed to integrate genetics into cardiovascular care.

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Genetic Testing, Access, Interpretation & Clinical Integration

Cardiovascular genetic testing supported by molecular expertise, payer navigation, clinically informed interpretation, and integration of genetic findings within the patient’s clinical and family context.

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Education & Workforce Development

Practice-based education and experiential learning designed to develop knowledge and skills across genetics, molecular diagnostics, and the delivery of genetic services.

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Why Cohesion Phenomics?

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Cardiovascular Specialization ▲

Our focus on inherited cardiovascular disease brings experience across the clinical, molecular, and delivery dimensions of cardiovascular genetic testing.

Clinical & Molecular Integration ▼

Genetic findings are considered within the patient’s phenotype, clinical history, and family history, to inform patient and family care.

Access & Reimbursement ▼

Our experience with payer coverage, prior authorization, medical necessity, and reimbursement helps address barriers that can affect access to genetic testing.

Partnership ▼

We partner with cardiovascular teams to strengthen and extend existing clinical and genetic testing capabilities, integrating our expertise where it is most useful.

OUR TEAM

The People Behind Cohesion Phenomics

The work of Cohesion Phenomics is supported by professionals with complementary expertise in clinical molecular genetics, laboratory science, education, and healthcare delivery.

Jennifer McLarty, PhD

Staff Scientist

Dr. McLarty contributes to the molecular laboratory and educational activities of Cohesion Phenomics. Her work includes clinical molecular laboratory processes, technical activities, and the development and delivery of educational experiences for students and trainees participating in the laboratory's workforce development programs.

Jennifer McLarty

Jennifer McLarty, PhD

Staff Scientist


Dr. Jennifer McLarty is a clinical molecular geneticist with 15 years of experience in molecular diagnostics, genomic testing, and precision medicine. A proud Clemson University graduate, Jennifer earned her Bachelor's degree in Microbiology at Clemson before going on to earn her PhD in Biomedical Science at the University of South Carolina. Her career has been built at the intersection of genetics, clinical laboratory science, and patient care.

Jennifer's work is driven by a deep passion for rare genetic diseases and the individuals and families affected by them. She is particularly interested in using advances in genomic medicine to help shorten the path from uncertainty to diagnosis and translate complex genetic information into meaningful answers for patients and their healthcare providers.

She is also passionate about patient advocacy and education. Jennifer believes genetic information is most powerful when patients, families, and healthcare professionals have the knowledge and resources to understand it. Throughout her career, she has supported education, collaboration, and communication across scientific and clinical communities, helping make complex genomic concepts more accessible and actionable.

At Cohesion Phenomics, Jennifer brings her scientific expertise, clinical perspective, and commitment to advancing genomic medicine. She is passionate about improving genetic testing, strengthening diagnostic pathways, and contributing to better outcomes for individuals and families affected by genetic disease.

Outside of the laboratory, Jennifer is a dog lover, an avid reader and gardener of all things pretty and edible. She believes there is always room for a good book, a little time in the garden, and, of course, a dog nearby.

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