#ASHG17 in the Shoes of a Trainee
Training & Development Committee chair Monika Schmidt recaps her experience at ASHG 2017 in Orlando. Read More
October 2017
Career Interview: Yaniv Erlich, PhD
Computational Geneticist and Genetic Epidemiologist, Columbia University and MyHeritage Chris Nowak, ASHG: Briefly describe your current position. Dr. Erlich: I am the Chief Science Officer of MyHeritage and an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Columbia University (currently on leave of absence). MyHeritage is a large consumer genetics and genealogy company that operates all over... Read More
Career Interview: Neil Lamb, PhD
Neil Lamb, PhD, is Vice President for Educational Outreach at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology. He has been a member of ASHG since 2000, served on its Information & Education Committee from 2003-05, and chaired the I&E Committee from 2007-09. Kate Garber, ASHG:Tell us about your position and how it fits into your institution and... Read More
How I Work: Neil Lamb
A chat with Neil Lamb, VP for Educational Outreach at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, about his career, favorite resources, and current projects. Read More
Researchers Quantify Breast Cancer Risk Based on Rare Variants and Background Risk
Embargoed for Release Friday, October 20, 2017 5:30 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time Media Contact: Nalini Padmanabhan ASHG Director of Communications and Marketing 301.634.7346 press@ashg.org Findings Reported at ASHG 2017 Annual Meeting BETHESDA, MD – Rare variants combined with background genetic risk factors may account for many unexplained cases of familial breast cancer, and knowing the... Read More