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For Immediate Release: Thursday, February 15, 2024, 3:00pm U.S. Eastern Time Media Contact: Kara Flynn, 202.257.8424, press@ashg.org ROCKVILLE, MD - The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) is excited to announce the selection of Amanda Perl as the organization’s next Chief Executive Officer. Perl has served in numerous association leadership positions with deep experience in strategic... Read More
Posted By: Kylee Spencer, PhD, Assistant Editor, AJHG KS: What motivated you to start working on this project? DF: I initially trained as a chemist, so I’m surprised to have written this paper about variants of uncertain significance. I moved from chemistry to genomics because it was, and still is, a hotbed of technological development.... Read More
By Brendan Lee, MD, PhD I’ve been a member of ASHG for over 30 years. And I suspect, like many of you, my first interaction with the Society was as a trainee presenting posters at the annual meeting. Throughout the years, I participated in a number of activities first as a mentee and then as... Read More
Learn How ASHG Board of Director Candidates are Identified and Elected and Consider if Board Service is in Your Future. ASHG is committed to engaging members in the life of the Society. Elections provide a valuable opportunity to select leaders who can effectively represent both the Society and the scientific community. Acting on behalf of... Read More
The National Institutes of Health’s National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) was established to transform the translational process so that new treatments and cures for disease can be delivered to patients faster. ASHG recently spoke with Joni L. Rutter, PhD, Director of NCATS, about how human genetics and genomics is fueling the translational pipeline... Read More