Careers & Learning

Brian Shirts, MD, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Laboratory Medicine at the University of Washington. He has been a member of ASHG since 2004. ASHG: Tell us about your position and how it fits into your institution and its goals. Brian: I am Assistant Professor of Laboratory Medicine at the University of Washington. Being in a clinical... Read More

Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto and The Hospital for Sick Children Dr. Mendoza has a long-standing interest in the genetics of skeletal dysplasias, inherited bone disorders and connective tissue disorders, and also serves as Interim Division Head of Clinical and Metabolic Genetics at the University. ASHG: What academic or extracurricular... Read More

Kathryn (Kate) Garber, PhD, is an Associate Professor at Emory University and Chair of the ASHG Communications Committee. She has been a member of ASHG since 2007. ASHG: Tell us about your position and how it fits into your institution and its goals. Dr. Garber: I have three main pieces to my job: teaching, working in a clinical... Read More

Trainee Author: Douglas Dluzen, PhD Postdoctoral Fellow National Institute on Aging (Photo courtesy Dr. Dluzen) Dluzen DF et al. Racial differences in microRNA and gene expression in hypertensive women. Sci Rep. 2016 Oct 25;6:35815. doi: 10.1038/srep35815. This paper emphasizes the importance of miRNA on population specific gene expression patterns. Dluzen et al. demonstrate that differential expression of a set... Read More

Program Coordinator, Research Training Centre Hospital for Sick Children. Monika Schmidt, ASHG: How can trainees get involved in your field while doing research? Dr. Dalgleish: Get involved in organizing professional development programs. At my research institute, the Trainee Career Development Program is almost entirely run by and for students and fellows, while I take an... Read More