Diversity

On April 13 -15, ASHG, in collaboration with NHGRI, hosted the first Human Genetics Scholars Initiative (HGSI) Spring Meeting in Rockville, MD, welcoming twenty scholars from across all four cohorts. The meeting featured an interactive, facilitated workshop entitled, From Vision to Reality: Building the Field You Want to See, a half-day special visit to the... Read More

By ASHG President Brendan Lee, MD, PhD In January, ASHG released an important report and statement of the Board of Directors documenting painful contributions to past harms associated with human genetics as well as progress being made over decades to address equity in our research community.  I want to use this column—to you, our members—... Read More

In late January, the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) released a report on its Facing our History – Building an Equitable Future initiative. Accompanying the report, the ASHG Board of Directors issued a statement that apologized for “the participation of some of its early leaders in the American eugenics movement, as well as the... Read More

The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG)—and the research community it supports—believes in the power of human genetics to advance science, health, and society. However, ASHG and the field have failed to acknowledge, fully and consistently, the misuse of human genetics to serve unjust ends or take action to denounce such use. As the community’s... Read More

For Immediate Release: Tuesday, January 24, 2023, 10:00 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time Media Contact: Kara Flynn, (202) 257-8424,  press@ashg.org Report and Board of Directors statement acknowledge contributions to racism and silence in the face of unjust uses of human genetics, as well as the organization’s pivots toward justice ROCKVILLE, MD – The American Society of Human... Read More