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For Immediate Release Saturday, October 20, 2018 12:40 p.m. U.S. Pacific Time Media Contact: Nalini Padmanabhan 301.634.7346 press@ashg.org Resource Presented at ASHG 2018 Annual Meeting SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Geneticists have assembled the largest sets of African genomic data available to date, creating a resource that will help researchers understand the genetic structure of Africa... Read More

For Immediate Release Wednesday, October 17, 2018 9:45 a.m. U.S. Pacific Time Media Contact: Ann Klinck 301.634.7342 press@ashg.org Proposed Format Presented at ASHG 2018 Annual Meeting SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Based on an analysis of data leakages and opportunities to prevent the potential misuse of genetic information, researchers have developed a new file format for... Read More

For Immediate Release Wednesday, October 17, 2018 9:15 a.m. U.S. Pacific Time Media Contact: Nalini Padmanabhan 301.634.7346 press@ashg.org Findings Reported at ASHG 2018 Annual Meeting SAN DIEGO, Calif. – By combining data on individuals’ lifetime sun exposure and their genetics, researchers can generate improved predictions of their risk of skin cancer, according to findings presented... Read More

ASHG comments on a new NASEM report evaluating issues and perspectives surrounding return of individual-specific research results. Read More

For Immediate Release Friday, July 13, 2018 12:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time Media Contact: Ann Klinck 301.634.7342 press@ashg.org Geneticist to Receive Award at ASHG 2018 Annual Meeting ROCKVILLE, MD – The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) has named Cecilia Lindgren, PhD, as the recipient of its 2018 Mentorship Award. This award recognizes ASHG members... Read More