March 2022

On March 11, Congress passed a massive end-of-year spending package that included $1.5 trillion in fiscal year (FY) 2022 omnibus appropriations.  The package had broad bipartisan support, passing the House on a vote of 361-69 and the Senate on a vote of 68-31.  President Biden later signed it into law before government funding was set... Read More

Dr. Muin Khoury is the Director at the Office of Genomics and Precision Public Health at the CDC. The Office of Genomics and Precision Public Health was formed in 1997 to assess the impact and advantages of human genetics and the Human Genome Project on public health and disease prevention. Over the decades, the office... Read More

By ASHG President Charles Rotimi, PhD During these challenging times the one thing that has remained true is the importance of our connection as human beings. Forming connections has always been at the heart of ASHG from its inception. Joining the Society was an avenue that provided an ability to showcase my work and to... Read More

ASHG is excited to welcome attendees back in-person to Los Angeles for ASHG’s 2022 Annual Meeting, October 25-29. Abstract submission will open for ASHG 2022 in April with registration opening in May!  ASHG 2022 will be an unmatched opportunity to reunite and reconnect with your colleagues in a warm, diverse, and welcoming city. Outstanding Science... Read More

As part of its sustained and growing commitment to realize a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive future, ASHG has launched the Genetics and Genomics Impact Partnerships program this January to strengthen partnerships with like-minded organizations sharing these goals Illumina, a leader in next-generation genomic sequencing technologies, and Invitae, a leading medical genetics company, have joined... Read More