Publications & News

Donna Martin, MD, PhD Secretary, ASHG

Consider Joining an ASHG Committee This Year

Board and committee members are among the most important facets of Society life and serve as important member engagement opportunities. Each year, ASHG is committed to reflecting the diversity of the communities it seeks to serve in its leadership and encourages applications from and nominations of individuals from underrepresented groups for service on the board... Read More

ASHG's recently launched new initiative is a critical first step

Confronting the Past – A Necessary Path to Equity

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

Statement by American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) President Gail Jarvik Regarding Research Published in AJHG on Evolving Use of Ancestry,  Ethnicity, and Race in Genetics Research

Statement by American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) President Gail Jarvik Regarding Research Published in AJHG on Evolving Use of Ancestry, Ethnicity, and Race in Genetics Research

Published: Wednesday, December 2, 2021, 11:00 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time Media Contact: Kara Flynn, 202.257.8424, press@ashg.org ROCKVILLE, MD – “As genetics and genomics research advances to benefit all people, ASHG welcomes important research findings raised by Byeon et al in the article ‘Evolving Use of Ancestry, Ethnicity, and Race in Genetics Research – a Survey Spanning Seven Decades,’... Read More