Posted By: Kylee Spencer, PhD, Assistant Editor, AJHG KS: What motivated you to start working on this project? MG: During the pandemic, I found myself at home with three kids under five and adjusting to a totally new type of “normal,” which drove me to reprioritize my research goals. Being physically away from the bench,... Read More
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, August 6, 2024, 10:00 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time Media Contact: Kara Flynn, (202) 257-8424, press@ashg.org Rockville, Md. – The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) congratulates the recipients of the ASHG 2024 professional awards, honoring outstanding scientific achievements in genetics and genomics education, mentoring and application of research for the common... Read More
For Immediate Release: August 5, 2024, 11:30 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time Media Contact: Kara Flynn, (202) 257-8424, press@ashg.org American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) President Bruce D. Gelb, M.D., released the following statement in response to the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee’s approval by a 25-3 vote of the fiscal year (FY) 2025 bill for the... Read More
By Meena Radhakrishnan, MD As a writer for this Trainee Newsletter, something is always in the back of my mind: my struggles, along with my dreams and aspirations. It was in eighth grade that genetics was introduced to me in the form of Mendel’s Experiment. The simple experiment evolved my thinking into a new branch... Read More
By Jordan H. Whitlock, PhD This November, the ASHG 2024 Annual Meeting will be hosted in Denver, Colorado, otherwise known as the Mile High City. In preparation for members’ arrival at the Colorado Convention Center, we interviewed ASHG member Martin Breuss, PhD, Assistant Professor and Principal Investigator at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus,... Read More