The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) is deeply concerned by the Executive Order (EO) issued last week titled “Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking.” While ASHG supports efforts to ensure transparency, accountability, and scientific rigor in federally funded research, we are particularly troubled that the EO’s directives risk introducing political considerations into the grantmaking process.... Read More
Posted By: The American Journal of Human Genetics, AJHG AJHG: What motivated you to start working on this project? JT: This project emerged from an empirical problem we were facing in a separate analysis. In that analysis, we wanted to examine the pattern of genetic variation driven by unique ancestry in human populations in order... Read More
Posted By: HGG Advances HGGA: What motivated you to start working on this project? OP: Despite significant advances in our understanding of the genetic basis of complex traits and diseases — and the potential of polygenic scores (PGS) to guide personalized medicine — these tools are still only beginning to enter clinical use. A major... Read More