Realizing the benefits of human genetics and genomics research for people everywhere.
By Anna Miller, PhD Building and improving soft skills is an important part of scientific training. Soft skills, such as communication and interpersonal skills, problem solving, time management, and leadership and teamwork, are important characteristics that can be carried over into any position such as. Whether you work in academia, industry, government, or elsewhere, these... Read More
Morteza Seifi, MS Meet Honey, a professional who has traversed different fields and industries throughout her career. Honey’s background is in biotechnology, and her research interests have been focused on viral etiology, cancer mechanisms, and biomarkers for the early detection of cancer. Currently, she works at the Medical College of Wisconsin. Honey’s career trajectory has... Read More
Meena Radhakrishnan, MD Have you ever wondered how continuously updating your skillset will help with your personal and professional growth, in our fast-paced society? Personally, having an avocation has benefitted me a lot. Having a favorite pastime or learning new expertise has provided me and countless others and takes less effort and mental drive as... Read More
Ruizhi (Vince) Duan, MS Developmental genomics of limb malformations: Allelic series in association with gene dosage effects contribute to the clinical variability Position: Ph.D. Candidate in Genetics and Genomics Program, Lupski Lab, Baylor College of Medicine ASHG: Can you describe the type of research that has your primary focus? Ruizhi: My research explores the etiology... Read More
By Christina Del Greco, BS/BA Happy (almost) New Year, ASHG members! With the start of a new year often come resolutions to start new or improve current habits. If your upcoming resolutions involve reading more books or listening to more podcasts, you’ve come to the right place. This year, we reached out to trainee ASHG... Read More