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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

March 2019 As the world’s largest organization for genetics and genomics research, the Society is an important voice on the application of new genetic technologies, and it has become more important than ever given the pace of discovery and application. So it was deeply concerning when news from November’s Second international Summit on Human Genome... Read More

From the President’s Desk: David L. Nelson, PhD December 2018 Approaching my final month as President of ASHG, I started reflecting on the past year, as well as the several years I’ve spent as part of the Society’s leadership and my more than 30 years as a member. Paralleling the field of human genetics, ASHG... Read More

December is a time for reflection, looking back on a terrific year for ASHG and looking forward to new directions and goals in 2019. What were your best 2018 ASHG memories, your proudest research accomplishments, your biggest professional challenges overcome? How do these inform your year ahead and how you’d like to engage with ASHG?... Read More

Outside Voices: AAAS CEO Rush Holt, PhD December 2018 ASHG: At its core, science drives new evidence and information that informs public life. Yet today, the idea of evidence is facing greater challenge and skepticism – climate change denial, the misuse of genetics to feed racist views, and misinformation about vaccines come to mind. As a... Read More