Posted By: HGG Advances HGGA: What motivated you to start working on this project? AT: With my PhD training in statistical genetics and genomics, I was eager to complement my discovery-focused training with functional genomics approaches during my postdoc. During this stage of my training, I’ve focused on using massively parallel reporter assays (MPRAs), which are used to measure... Read More
Posted By: HGG Advances HGGA: What motivated you to start working on this project? HC: This project came out of an ongoing collaboration with Wendy K. Chung, MD, PhD. We have been working together on a series of neurodevelopmental disease genes—her team handles patient ascertainment and genomic analysis, and our lab contributes Drosophila-based functional genomics. MARK2 was... Read More
Posted By: The American Journal of Human Genetics, AJHG AJHG: What motivated you to start working on this project? JA: There are several important motivations for this work. First, breast cancer is a prevalent female cancer, affecting approximately one in eight women in the United States. This means we all know someone affected by breast cancer and have... Read More
For Immediate Release: Friday, April 24, 2026, 12:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time Media Contact: Evelyn Mantegani, [email protected] ROCKVILLE, MD – The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) today announced the winners of its 2026 DNA Day Essay Contest. ASHG awarded first place to Carla Monté (La Vall, Sabadell, Spain), second place to Shiree Lapin (Acellus Academy, Kansas... Read More
Congratulations to the 2026 DNA Day Essay Contest winners and thank you to all who participated. Happy DNA Day! 1st Place: Carla Monté, Grade 10 Teacher: Mrs. Margarita Sihuro School: La Vall Location: Sabadell, Spain 2nd Place: Shiree Lapin, Grade 11 Teacher: Ms. Sam Lapin School: Acellus Academy Location: Kansas City, Missouri 3rd Place: Dragoș-Andrei... Read More