May 2017

Media Contact:: Nalini Padmanabhan ASHG Communications Manager 301.634.7346 press@ashg.org For Immediate Release Tuesday, May 30, 2017 4:30 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time BETHESDA, MD – The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Mona Miller will join the organization on July 24 as Executive Director. In this capacity, Ms.... Read More

I’m just back from the annual meeting of the Association of Professors of Human and Medical Genetics (APHMG), a group that promotes human and medical genetics education in graduate and medical schools across North America. We spend most of our time talking about teaching and learning, and also discuss more practical issues of program design... Read More

Brian Shirts, MD, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Laboratory Medicine at the University of Washington. He has been a member of ASHG since 2004. ASHG: Tell us about your position and how it fits into your institution and its goals. Brian: I am Assistant Professor of Laboratory Medicine at the University of Washington. Being in a clinical... Read More

Posted By: Elisabeth Rosenthal, PhD, Member of the ASHG Communications Committee We sat down with ASHG member Brian Shirts, MD, PhD, to learn more about his work at the cutting edge of clinical genetic diagnostics, including how his work intersects with his faith. ASHG: Tell us about your position and how it fits into your... Read More

Posted by: Emily Greene, MS, ASHG Meetings Program Coordinator ASHG 2017 abstracts are due in just a few weeks, and every year, abstract authors have the same question: How do I get my abstract programmed? The Rules & Policies and Step-by-Step Submission contain important information about how to conform to ASHG standards and avoid rejection,... Read More