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Frederick (Fritz) Roth, PhD

Inside AJHG: A Chat with Fritz Roth

Posted By: Alyson Barnes, PhD, Deputy Editor, AJHG AB: What motivated you to start working on this project? My lab used to be more yeast-focused and, back in 2018, CHEK2 was on a short list of human genes that complement loss of the corresponding yeast genes.  Really though it was Sean Tavtigian at University of Utah (thanks... Read More

Only Two Weeks Remain Until the ASHG 2024 Annual Meeting <em data-lazy-src=

Only Two Weeks Remain Until the ASHG 2024 Annual Meeting
Human Genetics and Genomics Research Community to Come to Denver

For Immediate Release: October 22, 2024, 10:00 am U.S. Eastern Time Media Contact: Kara Flynn, 202-257-8424, [email protected] The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) Annual Meeting will take place November 5-9, 2024 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, Colo. Credentialed members of the press and media are eligible to request complimentary press access to... Read More

Zhaotong Lin, PhD

Inside HGG Advances: A Chat with Zhaotong Lin

Posted By: HGG Advances HGGA:  What motivated you to start working on this project? ZL: Mendelian randomization (MR) is a powerful and increasingly popular tool for understanding the causal relationships between complex traits and diseases, especially with the growing availability of GWAS summary statistics. However, MR consistently faces the challenge of horizontal pleiotropy. While there... Read More

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ASHG Announces Election Results for 2025 Board of Directors
President-Elect Susan A. Slaugenhaupt, Three New Directors to Take Office in January 2025

For Immediate Release: September 4, 2024, 11:30 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time Media Contact: Kara Flynn, (202) 257-8424, [email protected] ROCKVILLE, MD – The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) announced today the election of Susan A. Slaugenhaupt, PhD as ASHG’s 2025 President-elect; and of Melinda C. Aldrich, PhD, MPH, Chester W. Brown, MD, PhD, and Beth A.... Read More