Unconscious Bias: An Important Theme at the ASHG 2019 Diversity Breakfast
At the ASHG Annual Diversity Breakfast, led by Fuki M. Hisama, attendees discussed ways to handle unconscious bias and microaggressions. Read More
October 2019
Researchers Develop Mouse Model of Human Gene Involved in Alzheimer’s Disease
Published: Wednesday, October 16, 2019, 5:30 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time Media Contact: Nalini Padmanabhan, 301.634.7346, press@ashg.org Findings Reported at ASHG 2019 Annual Meeting HOUSTON, Texas – In research that helps scientists better understand and explore treatments for diseases like Alzheimer’s, scientists have developed a line of mice in which the mouse version of the Alzheimer’s-associated MAPT gene... Read More
Beyond Signaling Risk, Blood Pressure and Obesity Causally Related to Lifespan
Published: Wednesday, October 16, 2019, 5:30 p.m. U.S. Central Time Media Contact: Ann Klinck, 301.634.7342, press@ashg.org Findings Reported at ASHG 2019 Annual Meeting HOUSTON, Texas – Researchers are exploring the cause and effect relationships between common health indicators and lifespan, by analyzing polygenic risk scores (PRS), a numerical score of a person’s risk for disease... Read More
ASHG/ESHG Building Bridges: Tackling Global Questions Together
ASHG 2019 panelists explored the potential policy implications of genetic research into educational attainment, in a joint session with ESHG. Read More
Quantifying Hispanic and Latinx Populations’ Interest in Genetic Research Participation
Published: Wednesday, October 16, 2019, 9:30 a.m. U.S. Central Time Media Contact: Ann Klinck, 301.634.7342, press@ashg.org Findings Reported at ASHG 2019 Annual Meeting HOUSTON, Texas – Researchers are increasingly prioritizing the need for diversity in genetics and genomics research. To help make such studies more inclusive, José G. Pérez-Ramos, MPH and Timothy D.V. Dye, PhD,... Read More