Trainee Newsletter

By Nandana Rao, PhD Since becoming a graduate student, I haven’t had the chance to attend an in-person ASHG annual meeting before. I was looking forward to attending ASHG 2022 after the virtual meetings in 2020 and 2021. I had no real sense of the scale of the meeting going in, but when I entered... Read More

Shawn Fayer, MS, CGC, PhD candidate, University of Washington Closing the gap: Systematic integration of multiplexed functional data resolves variants of uncertain significance in BRCA1, TP53, and PTEN  Position: PhD Candidate – University of Washington, Department of Genome Sciences  ASHG: Can you describe the type of research that has your primary focus?   Shawn Fayer: My... Read More

By: Srinitya Gannavarapu, BS, BA Although the world scrambled to find a sense of normalcy in the digital sphere during the pandemic, its end presents a similar challenge—how do we go back? A few years ago, when trainees like yourself were asked about attending the annual ASHG meeting, the conversations about activities and opportunities probably... Read More

By Latrice G. Landry The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) hosts the largest human genetics and genomics meeting and exposition in the world. After two years of remote conferencing, ASHG anticipates over 6000 attendees this year. The 2022 Annual Meeting will be at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California from October... Read More

It is well known that both nature and nurture play a large role in our long-term health outcomes. However, the gene by environment dynamics for many complex traits is still poorly understood. Justyna Resztak and colleagues added to this growing body of literature through their study by understanding the genetic effects of psychosocial experiences on... Read More