Early Career

Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto and The Hospital for Sick Children Dr. Mendoza has a long-standing interest in the genetics of skeletal dysplasias, inherited bone disorders and connective tissue disorders, and also serves as Interim Division Head of Clinical and Metabolic Genetics at the University. ASHG: What academic or extracurricular... Read More

Kathryn (Kate) Garber, PhD, is an Associate Professor at Emory University and Chair of the ASHG Communications Committee. She has been a member of ASHG since 2007. ASHG: Tell us about your position and how it fits into your institution and its goals. Dr. Garber: I have three main pieces to my job: teaching, working in a clinical... Read More

Program Coordinator, Research Training Centre Hospital for Sick Children. Monika Schmidt, ASHG: How can trainees get involved in your field while doing research? Dr. Dalgleish: Get involved in organizing professional development programs. At my research institute, the Trainee Career Development Program is almost entirely run by and for students and fellows, while I take an... Read More

Robert Turner Professor of Diabetes Medicine at the University of Oxford and the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics Dr. McCarthy, a physician-scientist and human geneticist, has presented several invited sessions on the genetics of type 2 diabetes and other chronic diseases. Chris Nowak, ASHG: How do you keep on top of the rapidly expanding bioinformatics field and... Read More

November 2016 “A prominent theme of ASHG 2016 in Vancouver, Canada, was mentorship. The topic was highlighted in many sessions throughout the meeting, including the Presidential Symposium (“Mentoring in a Challenging Environment”), a joint Building Bridges Session with ESHG (“Navigating the Myriad Career Paths in Human Genetics”), and presentation of the first ASHG Mentorship Award... Read More