ASHG News

ASHG in partnership with NHGRI, Biogen, and Roche are pleased to recognize this year’s Scholars. The Human Genetics Scholars Initiative was developed to help advance diversity and inclusion in the human genetics research workforce. Jacqueline Harris, PhD is currently an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Grambling State University and has multidisciplinary training in biostatistics and... Read More

Last month, Canada’s Supreme Court issued a key decision on the Genetic Non-Discrimination Act (GNDA), a law passed by the Canadian Parliament in 2017 and supported by ASHG.  GNDA protects individuals from being required to undergo genetic testing or share their genetic information, such as with insurance companies and employers. We sat down with Barbara... Read More

As part of the implementation of its strategic plan, the Online Programs and Professional Education Working Group was created. The Working Group has been charged by the Board with creating new digital ways to communicate with ASHG members. As a result, the new podcast series Genetically Speaking was created. The series features weekly informal conversations... Read More

Posted By: Sara Cullinan, PhD, Deputy Editor, AJHG Each month, the editors of The American Journal of Human Genetics interview an author of a recently published paper. This month we check in with Steven Micheletti, PhD to discuss his paper “Genetic Consequences of the Transatlantic Slave Trade in the Americas”. AJHG: What prompted you to... Read More

Posted By: Sara Cullinan, PhD, Deputy Editor, AJHG Each month, the editors of The American Journal of Human Genetics interview an author of a recently published paper. This month we check in with Alice Popejoy (@AlicePopejoy on Twitter) to discuss her paper “Clinical Genetics Lacks Standard Definitions and Protocols for the Collection and Use of... Read More