Q&A

Since 2012, ASHG has been a member of the Roundtable on Genomics and Precision Health, a cross-disciplinary convening activity at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. In 2020, the Roundtable members committed to the development of a new strategic plan that will guide their work over the next few years. ASHG spoke with the Roundtable co-chairs, Geoffrey Ginsburg, MD, PhD, Director of the Center for... Read More

In October, National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) published its strategic vision for the next decade of human genomics. NHGRI’s vision identifies guiding principles and values for human genomics, including the imperative to champion a diverse genomics workforce. Vence Bonham, J.D., senior advisor on genomics and health disparities to the NHGRI director, discusses why workforce diversity in genomics has become a critically urgent necessity for innovation and scientific... Read More

With innovative technologies, exciting new advances, and growing public interest, research in genetics and genomics continues to expand and evolve rapidly. As the world’s largest genetics and genomics society, ASHG has an important role in highlighting important new developments in the field. The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of... Read More

Stephanie Morris, PhD, is a Program Director in NHGRI’s Division of Genome Sciences. She manages a portfolio of grants and initiatives in technology development and functional genomics, including the ENCODE program. Below, Dr. Morris describes a new program launched by NHGRI — the Impact of Genomic Variation on Function Consortium — which aims to advance... Read More

As part of its strategic plan, ASHG’s Professional Practice and Social Implications (PPSI) Committee is tasked with helping ASHG members and the research community advance genetics and genomics in ways that integrate and embed societal impacts within research goals and practices. In the first of a series of resources, ASHG published a new Guidance on... Read More