Messenger

By Brendan Lee, MD, PhD I’ve been a member of ASHG for over 30 years. And I suspect, like many of you, my first interaction with the Society was as a trainee presenting posters at the annual meeting. Throughout the years, I participated in a number of activities first as a mentee and then as... Read More

Learn How ASHG Board of Director Candidates are Identified and Elected and Consider if Board Service is in Your Future. ASHG is committed to engaging members in the life of the Society. Elections provide a valuable opportunity to select leaders who can effectively represent both the Society and the scientific community. Acting on behalf of... Read More

The National Institutes of Health’s National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) was established to transform the translational process so that new treatments and cures for disease can be delivered to patients faster. ASHG recently spoke with Joni L. Rutter, PhD, Director of NCATS, about how human genetics and genomics is fueling the translational pipeline... Read More

In the dynamic city of Washington, DC, the American Society of Human Genetics welcomed thousands of members, exhibitors, and genomics enthusiasts from across the world for its premier Annual Meeting. This year was exceptionally special as ASHG celebrated its 75th organizational anniversary. As we came together in the nation’s capital, the Annual Meeting highlighted a... Read More

By Kiran Musunuru, MD, PhD, MPH, ML As a representative of the American Society of Human Genetics, I had the privilege of attending the Human Genetics Asia 2023 conference in Tokyo, Japan, from October 12-14, 2023, to participate in a Global Forum entitled “Translating human genetics and genomics into the future: Foresights, hurdles and global... Read More