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ASHG Announces 2025 Winners of DNA Day Essay Contest

High School Students Worldwide Consider the Role of Artificial Intelligence in Genetic Testing For Immediate Release: Friday, April 25, 2025, 12:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time Media Contact: Kara Flynn, (202) 257-8424, press@ashg.org ROCKVILLE, MD –The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) today announced the winners of its 2025 DNA Day Essay Contest. ASHG awarded first place to... Read More

1st Place: Ethan Poe, Grade 10

2025 DNA Day Essay Contest Winners

Congratulations to our winners and thank you to all who participated. Happy DNA Day! 2025 Winners Honorable Mentions Sailesh Vijayaragavan Badri William Lyon Mackenzie Collegiate Institute Toronto, Canada Teacher: Dr. Elaine Sinclair Chaewon Kim North Hollywood High School Highly Gifted Magnet Los Angeles, California Jai Elangovan Merchant Taylor’s School Northwood, United Kingdom Teacher: Ms. Sophie... Read More

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2025 DNA Day Essay Contest: Full Essays

1st Place: Ethan Poh, Grade 10 Teacher: Mrs. Michelle Masters School: Jumeirah English Speaking School, Arabian Ranches Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates We have come a long way from the days of Mendelian inheritance, when genes were thought to follow rigid patterns of simple dominance and recessiveness. Now, AI-based genetic testing is opening new vistas in the field of... Read More

Inside <em>HGGA</em>: A Chat with Anne Gregor, PhD

Inside HGGA: A Chat with Anne Gregor, PhD

Posted By: HGG Advances HGGA: What motivated you to start working on this project? Anne Gregor (AG): I first became interested in FBXO11, when we and others could link variants in this gene to a variable neurodevelopmental disorder (NDD). As not much was known about neuronal functions of the ubiquitin ligase complex protein FBXO11 and... Read More

Academia vs Industry: What are These Terms?

During high school, students often feel confused about which subjects to choose and what profession to pursue, finding themselves lost in a sea of unfamiliar jargon. Being an immigrant makes this task even more difficult. As a mother of a college student from India who is working to step up in my career, choosing the... Read More