Realizing the benefits of human genetics and genomics research for people everywhere.
Posted By: Kylee Spencer, PhD, Assistant Editor, AJHG KS: What motivated you to start working on this project? YT: As a researcher, it is important for me to think about this problem: what can you do to ensure the results and the benefits of your research are equally shared by everyone? It has been widely... Read More
For Immediate Release: Friday, October 27, 2023, 10:00am U.S. Eastern Time Media Contact: Kara Flynn, 202.257.8424, press@ashg.org ROCKVILLE, MD - The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) announced today that four outstanding members of Congress will receive ASHG’s Public Service Award in recognition of their extraordinary leadership on the Senate and House Appropriations Committees and their... Read More
Posted By: Kylee Spencer, PhD, Assistant Editor, AJHG KS: What motivated you to start working on this project? MS and GG: There’s been much discussion about the underrepresentation of historically marginalized gender, racial and ethnic groups in precision medicine research and the ramification of this underrepresentation for health equity. We are a diverse team, all... Read More
Transcriptome prediction performance across machine learning models and diverse ancestries Position: Data Scientist II. Marcus Institute for Aging Research – Harvard Medical School ASHG: Can you describe the type of research that has your primary focus? Paul Okoro: My research centers on developing and utilizing data-driven integrated bioinformatics and statistical frameworks. Specifically, I work on... Read More
ASHG offers you a variety of digital programming year-round in the ASHG Learning Center. Home to the Society’s professional education and covering the latest science, insights into career development, and interactive technology workshops, the ASHG Learning Center delivers live and on-demand content for human genetics and genomics researchers year-round outside of the Annual Meeting. The... Read More