ASHG News

Media Contacts: Nalini Padmanabhan, ASHG Communications Manager 301.634.7346 | press@ashg.org Adam Pope, UAB Public Relations Specialist 205.934.6986 | arpope@uab.edu For Immediate Release Tuesday, September 27, 2016 12:00 pm U.S. Eastern Time BETHESDA, MD, and BIRMINGHAM, AL – The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) is pleased to welcome Bruce R. Korf, MD, PhD, as the... Read More

Media Contacts: Nalini Padmanabhan, ASHG Communications Manager 301.634.7346 | press@ashg.org Colette Gallagher, Mayo Clinic Public Affairs Specialist 507.284.5005 | newsbureau@mayo.edu For Immediate Release Thursday, September 22, 2016 12:00 pm U.S. Eastern Time New Programs Facilitate Integration of Genomics into Health and Medicine BETHESDA, MD, and ROCHESTER, MN – The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG)... Read More

Director of Science Policy American Society of Human Genetics ASHG: How can trainees gain experience in your field while doing research? What steps are necessary for trainees to get involved in your field? Dr. Scholes: There are opportunities available [in the field of science policy] to you if you’re willing to seek them out and volunteer... Read More

Media Contact: Nalini Padmanabhan ASHG Communications Manager 301.634.7346 press@ashg.org For Immediate Release Thursday, September 1, 2016 12:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time BETHESDA, MD – The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) is pleased to welcome the 2016-2017 ASHG-National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) Fellows in Genetics & Public Policy and Genetics & Education. Christa L.... Read More

Trainee Author: Joseph Alaimo, PhD Postdoctoral Fellow Baylor College of Medicine (Photo courtesy Dr. Alaimo) Joseph T. Alaimo et al. Copy number loss upstream of RAI1uncovers gene expression regulatory region that may impact Potocki-Lupski syndrome diagnosis. Molecular Cytogenetics, 8:75, (2015). This paper uses a case study to argue for functional identification of chromosomal structural abnormalities, and uses ENCODE... Read More