ASHG 2025 will be here before you know it! Sessions are being crafted, workshops organized, exhibits developed, and people from around the world are preparing to gather in Boston, MA, from October 14-18 to discuss the newest, most exciting research in human genetics. Ask Your Institution Some institutions build professional development into their annual budget, so... Read More
President’s Proposed Budget Insufficient to Support Biomedical Research “Today, the Trump Administration released a proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2026 that cuts the National Institutes of Health (NIH) budget by nearly 40 percent and the National Science Foundation (NSF) budget by 57 percent. Without adequate funding for NIH, NSF and other agencies within HHS, research... Read More
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, [email protected] 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
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
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