Written by Nascent Transcript writer Jennifer Zieba The concept of Artificial Intelligence (AI) was brought forth in the mid-1950s when John McCarthy and Marvin Minsky used the term to describe machines that could do more than carry out simple input calculations. Now, AI and advanced machine learning techniques have not only become ubiquitous in our... Read More
In part 1 of this series, we discussed landing an interview. Now what? Many professors first Skype with prospective candidates before inviting them for an interview. It is highly recommended that you have an in-person interview before you join a lab—you want to have the chance to see if the lab and its environment are a... Read More
Written by Nascent Transcript writer Kathryn Vaillancourt It was four years into grad school that I started to realise the extent of the negative impact that academia was having on my mental health. A report had just been published suggesting one in three PhD students was at risk of developing a common psychiatric disorder like major depression... Read More
Jennifer Posey and James Lupski describe their gene-first, globally collaborative approach to identify clinical features associated with rare variants. Read More
Published: Monday, July 29, 2019, 12:30 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time Media Contact: Nalini Padmanabhan, 301.634.7346, press@ashg.org President-elect Gail Jarvik, Three New Directors to Take Office in January 2020 ROCKVILLE, MD – The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) is pleased to announce the election of Gail P. Jarvik, MD, PhD, as ASHG’s 2020 President-elect; and... Read More
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