GINA Turns 10: A Look Back at its Passage
GINA Turns 10: Personal reflections on the 13-year effort to pass protections against genetic discrimination in the U.S. Read More
Advocacy
10th Anniversary of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act: A Statement from ASHG President David L. Nelson
For Immediate Release Wednesday, May 16, 2018 2:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time Media Contact: Nalini Padmanabhan ASHG Director of Communications & Marketing 301.634.7346 press@ashg.org Video: GINA Protects You and Your Family: Here’s How BETHESDA, MD – This month, the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) celebrates the 10th anniversary of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act... Read More
Second Edition of “March for Science”: A Message of Public Engagement
Nascent Transcript Writer: Allison McCague May 2018 The second annual March for Science was held last month in Washington, DC, and many cities all around the world. The inaugural March for Science, held on a cold, rainy, and damp day, drew approximately 100,000 marchers to Washington in 2017, and over one million people participated in some sort... Read More
ASHG and FASEB: Working Together to Make a Difference in Advocacy & Policy!
Get to know FASEB - the nation's largest coalition of biomedical researchers - and how they work with ASHG in science policy and advocacy. Read More
Representing ASHG and Genetics at FASEB’s Capitol Hill Day
ASHG Board Member Neil Hanchard shares 5 key takeaways from FASEB Hill Day, where he met with Congresspeople and their staff to advocate for genetics research. Read More