Realizing the benefits of human genetics and genomics research for people everywhere.
Posted By: Kylee Spencer, PhD, Assistant Editor, AJHG KS: What motivated you to start working on this project? YT: As a researcher, it is important for me to think about this problem: what can you do to ensure the results and the benefits of your research are equally shared by everyone? It has been widely... Read More
The lead-up to the annual ASHG meeting is an exciting time for the human genetics community and this sense of excitement is shared by the editors of the ASHG journals, The American Journal of Human Genetics (AJHG) and Human Genetics and Genomics Advances (HGG Advances). They have been hard at work planning for this year’s... Read More
Posted By: Kylee Spencer, PhD, Assistant Editor, AJHG KS: What motivated you to start working on this project? CSR: We’re the only clinical genetics lab for the only medical school in Oregon – OHSU is a major healthcare provider for the Oregon population. Our lab had the expertise to carry out the genetic testing, interpretation... Read More
Posted By: Kylee Spencer, PhD, Assistant Editor, AJHG KS: What motivated you to start working on this project? JT: The unresolved mystery of personal history. Alright, that’s unnecessarily cryptic, let me try again. Upon completing my undergraduate studies, I found myself the unwilling protagonist of a medical odyssey, one highlighted by indiscriminate immune attack and... Read More
The ASHG Journal Clubs were established in the spring of 2020 to provide authors with an opportunity to present their work at a time when seminars and conferences were not taking place. Now, they are a regular feature within the ASHG Digital Programming portfolio. This month, we check in with two Journal Club presenters, Chiara... Read More