ASHG News

Media Contact: press@ashg.org Weill Cornell Medical College Professor to receive award at ASHG’s 63rd annual meeting BETHESDA, MD. – July 23, 2013 — The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) has named Jessica G. Davis, M.D., Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medical College and Associate Attending Pediatrician at both New York-Presbyterian Hospital... Read More

Congratulations to the 2013 winners and thank you all for participating. Happy DNA Day! Over 6,000 essays were written for this year’s contest, and ASHG received record-breaking entries from teachers in 47 states and 15 foreign countries, including Iran, Egypt, Afghanistan, Lithuania, and Nigeria. Asking students to discuss the impacts of the discovery of the... Read More

Media Contact: Michael Dougherty 240.281.9507 mdougherty@ashg.org PRESS RELEASE BETHESDA, MD – February 7, 2013 – The Board of Directors of the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) announced today that Joseph McInerney will join the organization as Executive Vice President. In this capacity, Mr. McInerney will be responsible for representing the Society on a day-to-day... Read More

NEWS For more information: Cathy Yarbrough press@ashg.org Embargo: 4:30 p.m. PT, Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012 A consortium of scientists who are taking a novel approach in their research to detect the genetic variations that predispose individuals to type 2 diabetes provided an update of their findings at the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) 2012... Read More

NEWS For more information: Cathy Yarbrough press@ashg.org Embargo: 10:30 a.m. PT, Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012 About 10.6% of the inherited genetic risk for developing coronary artery disease (CAD) can be explained by specific DNA variations, according to research reported today at the American Society of Human Genetics 2012 meeting. The research, conducted by scientists in... Read More