Resource-Limited Travel Awards help defray the costs of ASHG Annual Meeting participation for those who would not otherwise have the funds to attend and participants residing in areas categorized by the World Bank as having low-income or lower-middle-income economies (see the list of eligible countries). The ASHG Program Committee will select award recipients based on the... Read More
By Kiran Musunuru, MD, PhD, MPH, ML As a representative of the American Society of Human Genetics, I had the privilege of attending the Human Genetics Asia 2023 conference in Tokyo, Japan, from October 12-14, 2023, to participate in a Global Forum entitled “Translating human genetics and genomics into the future: Foresights, hurdles and global... Read More
In 2018, a legislative amendment was proposed that would protect the genetic privacy of immigrant families by restricting the use of their genetic material and data to helping reunify family members. The amendment would require that government officials restrict their use of DNA analysis to when it is truly needed and ensure that biological samples... Read More
ASHG supports DNA profiling as a law enforcement tool to identify criminals and exonerate the innocent. The Society believes, however, that the use of DNA in those contexts must respect the public’s right to privacy and that DNA collection should be limited to those convicted of or reasonably suspected of having committed a serious crime.... Read More
In 2016, the Parliament of Canada debated bill S-201, the Genetic Non-Discrimination Act, which would ensure that all Canadians can benefit from genetics-based clinical advances without fear of genetic discrimination. ASHG has long supported the establishment of strong protections against genetic discrimination worldwide, and as such, advocated in favor of S-201. The bill was signed... Read More