Newsletter

To chart a path toward an equitable future, ASHG’s Board of Directors considered and approved in April 2021 an updated Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Task Force Action Plan that recognizes a key strategic focus area, which is to acknowledge and reckon with a history of past harms linked to racism, eugenics, or other systemic forms... Read More

ASHG strives towards a world in which people everywhere realize the benefits of human genetics and genomics research. According to the ASHG public opinion survey released in 2020, while most of the public are curious and hopeful about genetics research, a portion is also cautious and there are still misunderstandings around basic genetic facts. As... Read More

ASHG’s Board of Directors typically holds its fall meeting in conjunction with the annual meeting. However, this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Board held its last meeting of 2021 via Zoom on November 4-5. During the meeting, the Board assessed progress on activities, discussed important information in the policy and advocacy landscape, and... Read More

With HGG Advances approaching its first-year anniversary of publication, there is a lot to reflect on as it continues to grow upon its readership and submission base looking ahead to its second year. The open access journal, launched in 2020, set out with a mission to eliminate barriers to access, making scientific research available online... Read More

ASHG Connect, an exclusive member benefit and online platform, is now in its third month since it has made its debut in May of 2021. In just a few months, member conversations have been building on a number of important topics in the field including auditory dysfunction, population frequency, single cell technologies, and others. As... Read More