Realizing the benefits of human genetics and genomics research for people everywhere.
The recently released White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) report, Bold Goals for U.S. Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing, highlights where insights provided by human genetics and genomics are fundamental for the health biotechnology ecosystem and are critical components of the bioeconomy. This report comes after OSTP solicited public input in a Request for... Read More
ASHG supports policies that promote genetic and genomic data sharing to advance research and health care with strong protections in place for genetic information. The Society is concerned that a provision in the Senate-passed U.S. Innovation and Competition Act (USICA, S.1260), that requires NIH to consider national security risks in the conduct of human genomic... Read More
ASHG supports the nomination of Eric Lander, PhD, to lead the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). The announcement of the new team at the dawn of President Biden’s presidency, and elevating the Director of OSTP to a Cabinet position, is a positive sign that science, and scientists, will have a core role in... Read More
Media Contact: Kara Flynn, ASHG Senior Director, Public Engagement, Communications & Marketing, 202.257.8424, press@ashg.org For Immediate Release ROCKVILLE, MD – The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) opposes the new rules announced by the Student and Exchange Visitor Program of U.S. Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE) regarding online learning by international students attending U.S. universities and... Read More
Media Contact: Kara Flynn, ASHG Senior Director, Public Engagement, Communications & Marketing, 202.257.8424, press@ashg.org For Immediate Release ROCKVILLE, MD – The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) opposes and urges the White House to rescind its Executive Order issued yesterday, as it will significantly impede the progress of science and better human health by limiting... Read More