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For Immediate Release Wednesday, July 12, 2017 9:00 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time Media Contact: Nalini Padmanabhan ASHG Communications Manager 301.634.7346 press@ashg.org Geneticist to Receive Award at ASHG 2017 Annual Meeting BETHESDA, MD – The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) has named Kári Stefánsson, MD, founder of deCODE Genetics, the 2017 recipient of the annual... Read More
For Immediate Release Tuesday, July 11, 2017 12:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time Geneticist to Receive Award at ASHG 2017 Annual Meeting BETHESDA, MD – The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) has named Arthur L. Beaudet, MD, Henry and Emma Mayer Professor in the Department of Molecular and Human Genetics and the Department of Pediatrics... Read More
Media Contact: Nalini Padmanabhan ASHG Communications Manager 301.634.7346 press@ashg.org For Immediate Release Monday, June 27, 2016 10:00 am U.S. Eastern Time (UTC-05:00) Geneticist and Educator to Receive Award at ASHG 2016 Annual Meeting BETHESDA, MD – The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) has named David Valle, MD, Henry J. Knott Professor and Director of... Read More
Trainee Author: Jessica Chong, PhD Acting Instructor University of Washington De Novo Mutations in NALCN Cause a Syndrome Characterized by Congenital Contractures of the Limbs and Face, Hypotonia, and Developmental Delay. Chong, Jessica, X., Bamshad, Michael J. et al.The American Journal of Human Genetics, Volume 96, Issue 3, 462-473. This paper demonstrates the importance and... Read More
NEWS For more information: Cathy Yarbrough press@ashg.org sciencematter@yahoo.com 858-243-1814 Embargo: 2:15 p.m. ET, Friday, Oct. 25, 2013 An analysis of the genealogical and medical records of males in Utah’s multi-generational families strongly supports the case that inherited variations in the Y chromosome, the male sex chromosome, play a role in the development of prostate cancer,... Read More