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Career Interview: Marie Lee, PhD

Career Interview: Marie Lee, PhD

Applications Scientist, Production Genomics Fluidigm ASHG: If you could go back to when you were a trainee, what is one piece of advice you would give yourself for your current career? Dr. Lee: I would have taken the time to learn some bioinformatics and dealing with big data. My PI always thought I should have taken... Read More

Career Interview: Beth Sullivan, PhD

Career Interview: Beth Sullivan, PhD

Associate Professor of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology Duke University/Duke University Medical Center ASHG: If you could go back to when you were a trainee, what is one piece of advice you would give yourself for your current career? Dr. Sullivan: Broaden your experimental portfolio. I loved the topic of my PhD thesis and my postdoc with... Read More

Career Interview: Pilar Elena Mazzetti Soler, MD, MBA

Career Interview: Pilar Elena Mazzetti Soler, MD, MBA

General Director Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Neurologicas, Lima, Peru ASHG: What are specific challenges faced by clinicians who also want to have a research career in genetics? Dr. Mazzetti: In Peru, there are few genetics residency training program; I am a neurologist and there are no formal ways to go from neurology to neurogenetics. We have developed... Read More

Regulation of Laboratory-Developed Tests

Regulation of Laboratory-Developed Tests

In 2015, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) invited comment on its draft guidance for the regulatory oversight of laboratory-developed tests (LDTs). With a focus on genetic and genomic testing, ASHG submitted comments on the proposed regulatory oversight of such tests. Related: Comments Submitted in Response to FDA’s Draft Guidance: Framework for Regulatory Oversight... Read More

Career Interview: Chloe Poston, PhD

Career Interview: Chloe Poston, PhD

Policy and Communications Manager Genetics Society of America 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. Poston: Trainees can get experience in communication through community outreach and blogging. A key component of outreach is translating scientific concepts to... Read More

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