Trainee Author: Ozan Dikilitas, M.D. Senior Research Fellow Department of Cardiovascular Medicine Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN Dikilitas O, et al. Predictive utility of polygenic risk scores for coronary heart disease in three major racial and ethnic groups. 2020 The American Journal of Human Genetics 106(5):707-716. Polygenic risk scores (PRSs) for coronary heart disease are primarily derived from... Read More
Author: Nicole Ferraro, MS Predicting phenotype from genotype has long been one of the main goals of human genomics. The completion of the Human Genome Project sparked hope that realizing this goal was just around the corner. However, current consensus is that most traits are influenced not just by one gene, but by many to... Read More
Last week, the ASHG Career Development Committee (CDC) hosted a webinar in preparation for the Virtual Career Fair. During the hour-long session, the speakers discussed their experience in preparing for a job in three different career sectors: academia, industry, and biotechnology. They also shared tips on building a network, tailoring a resume, and preparing for... Read More
Posted by: Nicole Ferraro, MS. Laure Frésard, PhD has had an eventful transition from academia to industry. She returned from visiting family in France just before shelter-in-place orders began in California and spent only days in the office before going remote. Thankfully, the months since have gone smoothly in her new role as a Computational... Read More
Author: Marcos Araújo Castro e Silva, M.Sc., B.Sc Ph.D. Candidate Department of Genetics and Evolutionary Biology Institute of Biosciences University of São Paulo (Photo courtesy Castro e Silva) Castro e Silva MA, et al. Genomic insight into the origins and dispersal of the Brazilian coastal natives. 2019 PNAS. Feb 4;117(5):2372-2377 The indigenous populations of the... Read More
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