November 2021

Contributing Author: Anna Miller Anna Miller: When did you first become interested in working in industry? Dr. Kaja Wasik: When I was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the New York Genome Center. I realized that the Academic environment is perfect for doing the “proof of principle” types of projects, but it becomes dysfunctional when you try... Read More

This year the American Society of Human Genetics Society hosted a career development forum aimed at providing professional development to trainee and early career members. Among the many workshops during this forum, which was hosted from October 12- 14, 2021, were the two “Perfect Your Elevator Pitch” networking sessions. These sessions focused on both non-industry... Read More

ASHG: For those who went straight into industry, did you feel you were at a disadvantage for not having a postdoc?   Aaron Friedman: Originally, yes, especially because I was moving from a non-genomics field into genomics and imposter syndrome is real. However, I quickly realized that once I was in the startup arena, the most important thing... 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 Eugene (@DrGeneUK) to discuss his paper “Detecting cryptic clinically relevant structural variation in exome-sequencing data increases diagnostic yield for developmental disorders” What prompted you to start working on this project?... Read More

Alexis Norris, PhD, is an experienced and active member of ASHG’s public engagement and education programs. During her time as an ASHG member, she has volunteered to enrich the science-interested public’s knowledge of human genetics as a member of the Genetics Engagement & Education (GENE) Network and supported the next generation of human geneticists as... Read More