In the spring of 2024, members of the Public Education & Awareness Committee (PEAC) hosted a webinar to share the information that genetic technology results can provide clinicians and researchers. Speakers used anonymized clinical reports to address the range of results. A number of questions remained at the end of the hour-long presentation and Question... Read More
Published: Monday, July 13, 2020, 12:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time Media Contact: Kara Flynn, 301.634.8424 press@ashg.org ROCKVILLE, MD – The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) has named Fowzan S. Alkuraya, MD as the 2020 recipient of the Curt Stern Award. Dr. Alkuraya is a Professor of Human Genetics at Alfaisal University and a Senior Consultant and Principal... Read More
On May 7, ASHG partnered with the National Hispanic Medical Association to participate in their Twitter chat on precision medicine. ASHG Public Engagement and Advocacy Committee member Kenneth Ramos, MD, PhD answered questions about the All of Us Research Program. Dr. Ramos is the executive director of the Institute of Biosciences and Technology in Houston... Read More
Published: Monday, July 22, 2019, 12:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time Media Contact: Ann Klinck, 301.634.7342, press@ashg.org Geneticist to Receive Award at ASHG 2019 Annual Meeting ROCKVILLE, MD – The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) has named Jeffrey N. Weitzel, MD, and Kathleen Blazer, EDD, MS, LCGC, as the 2019 recipients the Arno Motulsky-Barton Childs... Read More
Published: Monday, July 22, 2019, 12:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time Media Contact: Ann Klinck, 301.634.7342, press@ashg.org Geneticist to Receive Award at ASHG 2019 Annual Meeting ROCKVILLE, MD – The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) has named Stylianos E. Antonarakis, MD, DSc, professor and chairman of Genetic Medicine emeritus at the University of Geneva Medical... Read More