Career Interviews

Director of Research 23andMe, Inc. ASHG: If you could go back to when you were a trainee, what is one piece of advice you would give yourself for your current career? Dr. Tung: Get involved in activities outside of the lab. I was co-president of the Graduate Students’ Association at UCSF for a few years,... Read More

William Lambert Richardson Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology and Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School Director of Cytogenetics, Brigham and Women’s Hospital ASHG: If you could go back to when you were a trainee, what is one piece of advice you would give yourself for your current career? Dr. Morton: Given my role... Read More

Chief Scientific Officer Malaysian Genomics Resource Centre ASHG: If you could go back to when you were a trainee, what is one piece of advice you would give yourself for your current career? Dr. Croft: Then, I tended to good-naturedly let some situations pass, when they needed to be actively sorted out. The advice I’d... Read More

Park Gerald Chair in Genetics and Genomics, Associate Chief Boston Children’s Hospital ASHG: If you could go back to when you were a trainee, what is one piece of advice you would give yourself for your current career? Dr. Bodamer: Do not be afraid to think outside the box when approaching scientific problems. I remember that... Read More

Applications Scientist, Production Genomics Fluidigm ASHG: If you could go back to when you were a trainee, what is one piece of advice you would give yourself for your current career? Dr. Lee: I would have taken the time to learn some bioinformatics and dealing with big data. My PI always thought I should have taken... Read More