Realizing the benefits of human genetics and genomics research for people everywhere.
Posted By: Sara Cullinan, PhD, Deputy Editor, AJHG What prompted you to start working on this project? A critical challenge in genomic medicine is developing insight into the underlying mechanisms that are responsible for association signals detected by genome-wide association studies (GWAS). One of the primary sources of motivation for this project was to harness... Read More
Contributing Author: Anna Miller As we discover more complex breakthroughs in genetics and genomics, the need to communicate science is only increasing. The field of science communication is a vital part of the ASHG community and the Nascent Transcript had the privilege of interviewing one scientist who made the career shift from researcher to communicator.... Read More
Each month, the editors of The American Journal of Human Genetics interview an author of a recently published paper. This month we check in with Laïla El Khattabi and Alexander Hoischen to discuss their complementary papers Next-generation cytogenetics: Comprehensive assessment of 52 hematological malignancy genomes by optical genome mapping and Optical genome mapping enables constitutional... Read More
Loren Saulsberry, PhD, Human Genetics Scholar, is an Assistant Professor in Health Policy and Health Services Research in the Department of Public Health Sciences at The University of Chicago. Her research program aims to evaluate and guide the implementation of pharmacogenomics (PGx) into clinical practice in a manner that advances health equity within genomic medicine.... Read More
ASHG: What was the process for finding your position? What was the interview process like? Jordan Hughey: Putting everything being virtual due to the pandemic aside, I wouldn’t say my job search and interview process was different than anyone else’s experience. The whole process is equally exciting as it is stressful. You constantly search for... Read More