December 2022

In October 2021, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) created the Training, Diversity, and Health Equity Office (TiDHE). TiDHE develops and supports initiatives that expand opportunities for genomics education and careers; supports genomics training programs and workforce development initiatives for individuals underrepresented in biomedical research; and promotes genomics research to improve minority health, reduce... Read More

The Member Engagement Committee (MEC) has been working on major aspects of their action plan: ASHG Connect, an online forum for members and Shared Interest Groups (SIGs). Not only did the Annual Meeting bring the human genetics and genomics community back together in Los Angeles, but it also hosted three SIG meetups for interested members... Read More

As director of NIH’s Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), Diana W. Bianchi, MD, oversees a broad portfolio of research on pediatric health and development, maternal health, reproductive health, intellectual and developmental disabilities, and rehabilitation medicine, among other areas. She is also a board-certified medical geneticist with special expertise... Read More

By Kiran Musunuru, MD, PhD, MPH, ML With its first in-person Annual Meeting in three years, the American Society of Human Genetics was able to convene more than 7,000 people in Los Angeles this past October. It was a welcome opportunity to reconnect the global human genetics and genomics community in person after a long... Read More

With historically little data available on the characteristics of the human genetics and genomics workforce, ASHG in a collaborative partnership between the National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC) and the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG), conducted a first-of-its-kind survey to understand the demographics of the workforce, as well as the climate and... Read More