Publications & News

Inside AJHG: A Chat with Andy Dahl

Posted By: Sara Cullinan, PhD, Deputy Editor, AJHG 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 Andy Dahl to discuss his paper “A robust method uncovers significant context-specific heritability in diverse complex traits.” AJHG: What prompted you to... Read More

Michael Bamshad, MD

Michael J. Bamshad, MD, Named Inaugural Editor-in-Chief of HGG Advances, ASHG’s New Open Access Journal

Published: Tuesday, January 14, 2020, 9:00 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time Media Contact: Nalini Padmanabhan, 301.634.7346, press@ashg.org Rockville, MD – The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) announced today that Michael J. Bamshad, MD, has been named the inaugural editor-in-chief of Human Genetics and Genomics Advances (HGG Advances), the new open access journal of the Society, which will begin accepting submissions... Read More

ASHG Asserts Core Genetic Data Privacy Principles for All Research and Funding Arenas

ASHG Asserts Core Genetic Data Privacy Principles for All Research and Funding Arenas

Published: Thursday, September 5, 2019, 11:00 a.m U.S. Central Time Media Contact: Nalini Padmanabhan, 301.634.7346, press@ashg.org Society Affirms Importance of Shared Genetic Data for Medical Advancement ROCKVILLE, MD – The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) today affirmed the crucial role of genetic and genomic data sharing to advance medicine and health research, and asserted... Read More

ASHG Supports Comprehensive Protections Against Genetic Discrimination

ASHG Supports Comprehensive Protections Against Genetic Discrimination

Published: Thursday, January 3, 2019, 11:00 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time Media Contact: Nalini Padmanabhan, 301.634.7346, press@ashg.org Protections Remain Vital to Research Progress and Given Growing Use of Genetics ROCKVILLE, Md. – The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) articulated its support for comprehensive protections against genetic discrimination worldwide, citing the need for fairness, access to... Read More