April 2026

For Immediate Release: Thursday, April 9, 2026, 10:00 am U.S. Eastern Time Media Contact: Evelyn Mantegani, [email protected] Virtual Event Highlights the Latest Research at the Intersection of Omics, Regulatory Genomics, and Artificial Intelligence Rockville, Md. – The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) will host a two-day virtual symposium on April 28-29, bringing together leading researchers... Read More

Biomedical Research Funding Insufficient in President’s Budget Proposal On April 3, the Trump Administration released the President’s Budget Request (PBR) for FY 2027. The proposal cuts funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) by 12.3 percent, the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) by 37%, and the National Science Foundation (NSF) by more... Read More

In order that the benefits of human genetics and genomics research are realized by all people, research studies must reflect humanity’s genetic variation. This will take a concerted effort by the research community and must include greater engagement with individuals and communities. Policymakers play a pivotal role in shaping the landscape of genetic research, healthcare, and public policy, and ASHG communicates with Congress and others... Read More

ASHG, alongside our advocacy partners, continues to help Congress see the impact of human genetics and genomics research, and that robust and sustained funding for the NIH is vital for advancing scientific progress and creating hope. We spoke with a patient participant (who wished to remain anonymous) enrolled in NIH’s Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN) to discuss their diagnostic journey under this... Read More

Posted By: The American Journal of Human Genetics, AJHG AJHG: What motivated you to start working on this project?  KL: We kept running into GWAS loci where the whole “one variant, one gene” story felt incomplete. You’d fine-map to a regulatory region sitting between multiple genes, and everyone would argue about which one was “the” causal gene—but what if that was... Read More