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Published: Monday, July 22, 2019, 12:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time Media Contact: Ann Klinck, 301.634.7342, press@ashg.org Geneticists to Receive Awards at ASHG 2019 Annual Meeting ROCKVILLE, MD – The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) has named Charles Rotimi, PhD, and Sarah Tishkoff, PhD, as the 2019 recipients of the Curt Stern Award. Dr. Rotimi... Read More

June 2019 As a leading global voice in genetics and emerging technologies, ASHG and its members have been active in recent conversations about establishing international standards about CRISPR genome editing, both within our scientific community and across organizations. When the news broke late last year of genome editing being performed on the embryos of twins,... Read More

Published: Thursday, April 25, 2019, 12:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time Media Contact: Nalini Padmanabhan, 301.634.7346, press@ashg.org Contest Addressed Familial Disclosure of Huntington’s Disease Diagnosis ROCKVILLE, Md. – As part of its celebration of National DNA Day, The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) announced today the winners of its 2019 DNA Day Essay Contest, which... Read More

14th International Congress of Human Genetics, March 9-13, 2021, Cape Town, South Africa March 2019 The African Society of Human Genetics (AfSHG) was established in 2003 after considerable consultation with African and international scientists interested in human genetics, genomics, and biomedical research on the continent. Following these deliberations, which included a satellite meeting held during... Read More

Published: Thursday, February 28, 2019, 2:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time Media Contact: Nalini Padmanabhan, 301.634.7346, press@ashg.org 25 Travel Awards Will Enhance Africa’s Participation in Scientific Dialogue ROCKVILLE, Md. – The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG), in collaboration with the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), is pleased to announce the addition of 25 awards... Read More