ASHG News

NEWS For more information: Cathy Yarbrough press@ashg.org 858-243-1814 Embargo: 4:30 p.m. PT, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012 A multi-institutional team of researchers has sequenced the DNA of 6,700 exomes, the portion of the genome that contains protein-coding genes, as part of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)-funded Exome Sequencing Project, one of the largest... Read More

NEWS July 17, 2012 Press Contact: press@ashg.org The American Society of Human Genetics will hold its 62nd annual meeting, Tuesday to Saturday, Nov. 6 to 10, at San Francisco’s Moscone Center. Over 6,000 scientists, medical geneticists and genetic counselors are expected to attend the ASHG annual meeting, the world’s largest scientific conference on human genetics.... Read More

NEWS July 13, 2012 Press Contact: press@ashg.org Stanford University Professor Emeritus to receive award at ASHG annual meeting Nov. 9 in San Francisco BETHESDA, MD – July 13, 2012 – The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) has named Uta Francke, M.D., as the 2012 recipient of the annual William Allan Award, which recognizes a... Read More

NEWS July 13, 2012 Press Contact: press@ashg.org University of Washington Associate Professor will be honored for a decade of research advances at ASHG annual meeting in San Francisco BETHESDA, MD – July 13, 2012 – The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) has named Jay Shendure, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor in the Department of Genome... Read More

NEWS July 13, 2012 Press Contact: press@ashg.org BETHESDA, MD – July 10, 2012 – The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) has named Francis Collins, M.D., Ph.D., Director of the National Institutes of Health, as the recipient of the 2012 Victor A. McKusick Leadership Award. Dr. Collins, the sixth recipient of the award, will be... Read More