ASHG News

January 2023 HGGA Cover

Get to Know HGG Advances: Spotlight on HGG Advances Editors

At HGG Advances, the newest and fully open access ASHG journal, the Editorial Board oversees all aspects of the review process. This team of academic editors brings a wealth of scientific expertise and experience to the journal that ensures fair and constructive evaluation of each submitted manuscript. They work with authors throughout each step of... Read More

The HGSI Scholars

Human Genetics Scholars Initiative

Future HGSI program information coming soon. ASHG recognizes there is a great need to ensure that we have a workforce that represents people from all backgrounds and with varied perspectives and experiences. This is a need reinforced by many studies of the larger research community and experience within human genetics. ASHG is committed to creating... Read More

Mitchell Machiela, ScD, MPH, is an Earl Stadtman Investigator in the Integrative Tumor Epidemiology Branch at the National Cancer Institute.

Inside AJHG: A Chat with Mitchell Machiela

Inside AJHG: A Chat with Mitchell Machiela KS: What motivated you to start working on this project? MM: Our main motivation for this study was to better understand how germline genetic variation in the 6p25.1 Ewing sarcoma (EwS) susceptibility locus contributes to EwS risk. Specifically, based on evidence from a prior investigation of the 10q21.3... Read More