Each year, Congress is tasked with setting budgets across the federal government, including for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), before October 1, the beginning of the new fiscal year. However, this month we passed the October 1 deadline without Congress passing legislation to accomplish this for Fiscal Year 2021. This means that the size... Read More
The ASHG 2020 Virtual Meeting registration fee includes a full day of professional development events and career planning tools. On Monday, October 26, a whole day will be devoted to careers when the Society hosts Career Development Day. Programming will include career development panels on such topics as entrepreneurship, communications skills, and mentoring. ASHG discussed... Read More
Posted By: Sara Cullinan, PhD, Deputy Editor, AJHG Each month, the editors of The American Journal of Human Genetics interview an author of a recently published paper. This month we check in with Anna Middleton to discuss her paper, “Global Public Perceptions of Genomic Data Sharing: What Shapes the Willingness to Donate DNA and Health... Read More
Claudia Gonzaga-Jauregui, PhD, is a member of the Genetics Engagement & Education Network and ASHG’s Public Education & Awareness Committee. Earlier this year, she was also appointed to the 2021 Board of Directors as the Early Career Director. She volunteers to do educational activities with children from underserved and minority communities, judges science fairs, and... Read More