Press Releases

For Immediate Release Thursday, July 6, 2017 12:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time Media Contact: Nalini Padmanabhan ASHG Communications Manager 301.634.7346 press@ashg.org Physician-Scientist to Receive Award at ASHG 2017 Annual Meeting BETHESDA, MD – The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) has named Edward R.B. McCabe, MD, PhD, Distinguished Professor Emeritus and Inaugural Mattel Executive Endowed... Read More

For Immediate Release Wednesday, July 5, 2017 12:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time Media Contact: Nalini Padmanabhan ASHG Communications Manager 301.634.7346 press@ashg.org Geneticist to Receive Award at ASHG 2017 Annual Meeting BETHESDA, MD – The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) has named Nicholas Katsanis, PhD, Director of the Center for Human Disease Modeling, Professor of... Read More

Media Contact:: Nalini Padmanabhan ASHG Communications Manager 301.634.7346 press@ashg.org For Immediate Release Tuesday, May 30, 2017 4:30 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time BETHESDA, MD – The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Mona Miller will join the organization on July 24 as Executive Director. In this capacity, Ms.... Read More

Media Contact: Nalini Padmanabhan ASHG Communications Manager 301.634.7346 press@ashg.org Embargoed for Release Tuesday, April 25, 2017 12:00 pm U.S. Eastern Time High School Contest Addressed Modern Examples of Gene Therapy BETHESDA, MD – In commemoration of National DNA Day, the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) hosted the 2017 DNA Day Essay Contest to encourage high school... Read More

Media Contact: Nalini Padmanabhan ASHG Communications Manager 301.634.7346 press@ashg.org For Immediate Release Thursday, March 9, 2017 12:00 pm U.S. Eastern Time BETHESDA, MD – The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) applauds yesterday’s passage of S-201, the Genetic Non-Discrimination Act, in a 222-60 vote by the Parliament of Canada’s House of Commons. Because of minor... Read More