The Society’s proposed language on diversity in research participation has been incorporated in the final version of this year’s Senate NIH funding bill. The proposed text included in the bill is below: The Committee recognizes the benefits of broad and inclusive participation in biomedical research for increasing health equity. Research cohorts of diverse genetic ancestry... Read More
Kelsey Dawes, BS, PhD Candidate Molecular Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, University of Iowa. Molecular Diagnostic Intern, Behavioral Diagnostics LLC Dawes K, et al. Refinement of cg05575921 demethylation response in nascent smoking. 2020 Clinical Epigenetics 12, 92. You may not be surprised to hear that if you ask a teenager if they smoke, their answer might... Read More
Accessing the Online Planner From the main ASHG home page go to “Meetings.” In the dropdown menu select “View Online Planner.” Navigation Tips There are multiple navigation icons within the planner. They are Program, Registration, Schedule, Abstracts, Industry Partners, Speakers. Program: Takes you to the complete listing of events with descriptions, including OnDemand content. This... Read More
Review the below tips/solutions for technical issues you may experience. Usernames and Passwords: Please use the username/email sent to you via the email “ASHG 2021 Virtual Meeting Login Details.” If you need to reset your ASHG password, please visit. The password reset email will come from noreply@ashg.org; please be sure to check your spam or... Read More
Dear ASHG 2021 Attendees: On behalf of the Program Committee, I welcome you to the ASHG 2021 Annual Meeting. While we regret that the global pandemic prevented us from holding the conference in Montreal this year, we are excited about the opportunities of holding our second innovative virtual conference. Today marks Poster Engagement Day, an... Read More