Press Releases

ASHG press releases address the latest scientific advances, policy and advocacy viewpoints, and Society activities.

Researchers Shed Light on Implications and Impact of Using Direct-to-Consumer and Clinical Genetic Testing in Disease Risk Assessment

Researchers Shed Light on Implications and Impact of Using Direct-to-Consumer and Clinical Genetic Testing in Disease Risk Assessment

PRESS RELEASE Wednesday, October 20, 2010 Media Contact: ASHG Press Office 301-634-7346 press@ashg.org Scientists Present Latest Research Findings on the Public’s Understanding, Use, and Attitudes Toward Personalized Genetic Testing at ASHG 60th Annual Meeting BETHESDA, MD – October 20, 2010 – Thousands of the world’s top scientists and clinicians in the human genetics field will... Read More

University of Washington Geneticist Mary-Claire King Named President-Elect of the American Society of Human Genetics Serving Term in 2012

University of Washington Geneticist Mary-Claire King Named President-Elect of the American Society of Human Genetics Serving Term in 2012

PRESS RELEASE Friday, October 8, 2010 Media Contact: ASHG Press Office 301-634-7307 press@ashg.org BETHESDA, MD – October 8, 2010 – The American Society of Human Genetics recently elected Mary-Claire King, PhD, Professor of Genome Sciences and Medical Genetics at the University of Washington in Seattle, to serve as president of the Society in 2012. Founded... Read More

Expression Analysis Hosts Third Annual “Leave Your Fingerprint on the Cure” Campaign at ASHG 2010 Meeting to Raise Money for Local Children’s Hospital

Expression Analysis Hosts Third Annual “Leave Your Fingerprint on the Cure” Campaign at ASHG 2010 Meeting to Raise Money for Local Children’s Hospital

Media Contact: Karen Michailo 919.287.4277 (office) 919.349.3687 (mobile) kmichailo@expressionanalysis.com Fundraising Campaign Will Raise More Than $70,000 for Pediatric Cancer Research DURHAM, NC – October 21, 2010 – Expression Analysis, a leading provider of genomic services for clinical trials and research will once again host its “Leave Your Fingerprint on the Cure™” campaign at the upcoming... Read More

ASHG Awards First Genetics Education Research Grant to Dr. Bethany Bowling of Northern Kentucky University

ASHG Awards First Genetics Education Research Grant to Dr. Bethany Bowling of Northern Kentucky University

PRESS RELEASE Wednesday, September 15, 2010 Media Contact: ASHG Press Office 301-634-7346 press@ashg.org ASHG Grant Award to Provide $10,000 in Funding for Research on Testing the Effectiveness of Various Genetics Education Strategies BETHESDA, MD – September 15, 2010 – A local Biology Assistant Professor, Bethany Bowling, PhD, from Northern Kentucky University (NKU), was recently awarded... Read More

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