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For Immediate Release: September 4, 2024, 11:30 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time Media Contact: Kara Flynn, (202) 257-8424, press@ashg.org ROCKVILLE, MD – The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) announced today the election of Susan A. Slaugenhaupt, PhD as ASHG’s 2025 President-elect; and of Melinda C. Aldrich, PhD, MPH, Chester W. Brown, MD, PhD, and Beth A.... Read More

The lead-up to the annual ASHG meeting is an exciting time for the human genetics community and this sense of excitement is shared by the editors of the ASHG journals, The American Journal of Human Genetics (AJHG) and Human Genetics and Genomics Advances (HGG Advances). They have been hard at work planning for this year’s... Read More

On an August 22 webinar, ASHG’s Membership Engagement Committee (MEC) highlighted new and valuable ways for members to engage in the ASHG. The webinar focused on providing information about how to become involved with the SIGs and was led by MEC members Paul Hook, PhD, Minna Kaikkonen-Määttä, PhD, Augusto Rojas-Martinez, MD, PhD, and moderated by... Read More

ASHG’s member community comprises of a multitude of professional backgrounds from basic scientists, clinicians, genetic counselors, and more. The membership team recently sat down to speak with Daniel Riconda, MS, CGC an Associate Professor, Genetic Counseling Program Director at the Baylor College of Medicine. An ASHG member since 1997 Riconda reflects on his path to... Read More

Arvind Kothandaraman is a member of the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) Public Education and Awareness Committee (PEAC), and Managing Director of Specialty Diagnostics at PerkinElmer, Inc. His primary professional interest is in equipping clinical laboratories with the tools needed to meet their technical and operational goals. Through his work and community relationships, he... Read More