ASHG News

Albert Hinman, PhD, joined as the 2022-2023 ASHG/NHGRI Genetics & Public Policy Fellow in August. ASHG and the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) co-sponsor the Genetics & Public Policy Fellowship to give early-career professionals the opportunity to explore a career in science policy. We recently spoke with Dr. Hinman to learn more about how his background... Read More

ASHG recently sat down with Mike Bamshad, MD, Editor-In-Chief of HGG Advances to learn more about the upcoming launch of the Early-Career Investigator Award set to make its debut in the fall. HGG Advances is ASHG’s open access journal that was unveiled in May of 2020 and is dedicated to providing a high-quality, fully open... Read More

We recently spoke with Sharon Terry, MA, the President and CEO of Genetic Alliance, an enterprise that works to provide programs, products, and tools for people to take charge of their health and to further biomedical research. As part of these efforts, Genetic Alliance recently launched the iHope Genetic Health program to eliminate the barriers... Read More

By Neil Hanchard, MBBS, D.Phil ASHG’s Facing our History – Building an Equitable Future initiative is underway and as facilitator of the effort, I wanted to take a moment to update you – ASHG’s membership – on this key dialogue and work to date. I also want to encourage you to participate in an important... Read More

By ASHG President Charles Rotimi, PhD Over the past few months, we have heard that many of you are eager to get together again and that a computer screen is not a true substitute for the in-person conference experience. Our experience organizing past ASHG annual meetings has revealed countless examples of human connection, creative energy,... Read More