Careers

Computational Geneticist and Genetic Epidemiologist, Columbia University and MyHeritage Chris Nowak, ASHG: Briefly describe your current position. Dr. Erlich: I am the Chief Science Officer of MyHeritage and an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Columbia University (currently on leave of absence). MyHeritage is a large consumer genetics and genealogy company that operates all over... Read More

Neil Lamb, PhD, is Vice President for Educational Outreach at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology. He has been a member of ASHG since 2000, served on its Information & Education Committee from 2003-05, and chaired the I&E Committee from 2007-09. Kate Garber, ASHG:Tell us about your position and how it fits into your institution and... Read More

A chat with Neil Lamb, VP for Educational Outreach at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology, about his career, favorite resources, and current projects. Read More

Achieving work-life balance as a scientist is hard; the hours are long and can be unpredictable. Here's some advice from Gail Jarvik, a member of ASHG's Board of Directors, a physician and statistical geneticist at the University of Washington, and Head of the Division of Medical Genetics at UW. Read More

“Learn from yesterday, work for today, plan for tomorrow, dream for the day after tomorrow…and most of your dreams will come true.” Supriyo De, MD/PhD, is a Staff Scientist at the National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). He is a leading bioinformatics expert focusing on the integration of... Read More