Genetic effects on the skin methylome in healthy older twins Position: PhD Student, King’s College London ASHG: Can you describe the type of research that has your primary focus? Christopher Shore: My research investigates the regulatory genomics underlying ageing processes in skin. In particular, I am interested in the complex dynamics between epigenetic modifications, alternative... Read More
Structural and genetic diversity in the secreted mucins MUC5AC and MUC5B Position: PhD Candidate, Department of Genome Sciences, University of Washington & Fred Hutch Cancer Center ASHG: Can you describe the type of research that has your primary focus? Elizabeth Plender: I study genetic variation in the mucins, a set of heterogenous loci that encode... Read More
A novel multivariable Mendelian randomization framework to disentangle highly correlated exposures with application to metabolomics Position: Postdoctoral Associate in the Pan Lab working with Professor Wei Pan, Division of Biostatistics & Health Data Science, University of Minnesota ASHG: Can you describe the type of research that has your primary focus? Lap Sum Chan: My research... Read More
Published: Friday, May 27, 2022, 3:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time Media Contact: Kara Flynn, (202) 257-8424, press@ashg.org The following statement is attributable to Charles Rotimi, PhD, ASHG President “As the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) joins others in deepest sorrow and outrage over the unfathomable recent tragedies in Uvalde, Texas and Buffalo, New York,... Read More
The National Institute of Aging (NIA) leads NIH’s research on the biological, clinical, behavioral and social aspects of aging. Dr. Richard Hodes has served as director of the institute since 1993. We spoke with Dr. Hodes recently about NIA’s priorities, the institute’s investments in human genetics and genomics research, and NIA’s commitment to addressing structural... Read More