Program Coordinator, Research Training Centre Hospital for Sick Children. Monika Schmidt, ASHG: How can trainees get involved in your field while doing research? Dr. Dalgleish: Get involved in organizing professional development programs. At my research institute, the Trainee Career Development Program is almost entirely run by and for students and fellows, while I take an... Read More
Media Contact: Nalini Padmanabhan ASHG Communications Manager 301.634.7346 press@ashg.org For Immediate Release Friday, December 9, 2016 12:00 pm U.S. Eastern Time BETHESDA, MD – The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) is pleased to announce Beryl Zhou and Cindy Xu, students at BASIS Independent Silicon Valley in Fremont, Calif., as the first-place winners of its 2016 Teen Genes... Read More
Robert Turner Professor of Diabetes Medicine at the University of Oxford and the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics Dr. McCarthy, a physician-scientist and human geneticist, has presented several invited sessions on the genetics of type 2 diabetes and other chronic diseases. Chris Nowak, ASHG: How do you keep on top of the rapidly expanding bioinformatics field and... Read More
Professor Michael (“Mike”) Snyder, PhD, Chair of Genetics and director of the Stanford Center for Genomics and Personalized Medicine at Stanford University shared what Trainees interested in big data medicine should look for. Chris Nowak, ASHG: What are some challenges for trainees interested in a career in functional genomics and big data medicine? Dr. Snyder: Good quantitative skills and... Read More
Director of Science Policy American Society of Human Genetics ASHG: How can trainees gain experience in your field while doing research? What steps are necessary for trainees to get involved in your field? Dr. Scholes: There are opportunities available [in the field of science policy] to you if you’re willing to seek them out and volunteer... Read More
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