Realizing the benefits of human genetics and genomics research for people everywhere.
The COVID-19 pandemic has demanded a scientific call to action and researchers have responded in extraordinary ways. Collaborating across borders, disciplines and sectors, researchers pivoting to coronavirus research have generated and shared new knowledge and data with remarkable speed and openness. However, a barrier exists for scientists proposing to use human fetal tissue to investigate... Read More
By ASHG President Anthony Wynshaw-Boris, MD, PhD The COVID-19 pandemic has been a jarring challenge to public health and economies worldwide. Even as we all navigate the crisis and its effect on personal health, professional lives and larger national strategies, I am heartened by the application of science in the public health response to the... Read More
Dear ASHG Community: We hope this update finds you and yours healthy and safe. As ASHG is one of your professional homes, we know how important it is to update you as the Society continues to monitor the COVID-19 pandemic, and potential impacts for our genetics and genomics community, including ASHG programs and the 2020... Read More
Each month, the editors of The American Journal of Human Genetics interview an author of a recently published paper. This month, we check in with Amy Williams to discuss her paper, “Rapid, Phase-free Detection of Long Identity-by-Descent Segments Enables Effective Relationship Classification”. AJHG: What caused you to start working on this project? Amy: Our past work on... Read More