Robin Aguilar (they/them/elle) is a Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Washington in the Department of Genome Sciences developing software tools to study and image satellite DNA. Beyond their thesis work, Robin develops curricula, shares their experiences via writing, and creates art to make STEM and genomics more accessible. Robin recently published a Nature Career... Read More
Posted by: Nicole Ferraro, MS. Laure Frésard, PhD has had an eventful transition from academia to industry. She returned from visiting family in France just before shelter-in-place orders began in California and spent only days in the office before going remote. Thankfully, the months since have gone smoothly in her new role as a Computational... Read More
Posted By: Sarah Ratzel, PhD, Science Editor, AJHG Each month, the editors of The American Journal of Human Genetics interview an author(s) of a recently published paper. This month, we check in with Kyle Brothers and John Lynch to discuss their paper, “Analogies in Genomics Policymaking: Debates and Drawbacks”. AJHG: What caused you to start... Read More
June 2020 ASHG is committed to supporting diversity and inclusion initiatives in genetics research and building a scientific community that is welcoming to all. Genetic studies have largely focused on populations of European descent, and more work is needed to create diverse reference datasets. These tools can help to aid precision medicine discoveries for all... Read More
Each month, the editors of The American Journal of Human Genetics interview an author of a recently published paper. This month, we check in with Casey Romanoski to discuss her paper, “Systems Genetics in Human Endothelial Cells Identifies Non-coding Variants Modifying Enhancers, Expression, and Complex Disease Traits”. AJHG: What caused you to start working on... Read More
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