Computational Geneticist and Genetic Epidemiologist, Columbia University and MyHeritage Chris Nowak, ASHG: Briefly describe your current position. Dr. Erlich: I am the Chief Science Officer of MyHeritage and an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Columbia University (currently on leave of absence). MyHeritage is a large consumer genetics and genealogy company that operates all over... Read More
Neil Lamb, PhD, is Vice President for Educational Outreach at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology. He has been a member of ASHG since 2000, served on its Information & Education Committee from 2003-05, and chaired the I&E Committee from 2007-09. Kate Garber, ASHG:Tell us about your position and how it fits into your institution and... Read More
“Learn from yesterday, work for today, plan for tomorrow, dream for the day after tomorrow…and most of your dreams will come true.” Supriyo De, MD/PhD, is a Staff Scientist at the National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). He is a leading bioinformatics expert focusing on the integration of... Read More
In 2017, ASHG and 10 international organizations published a position statement on human germline genome editing in The American Journal of Human Genetics. The statement recommended against genome editing culminating in human pregnancy, supported publicly funded in vitro research into its potential clinical applications, and outlined scientific and societal steps necessary before implementation of such... Read More
Karlene Coleman, BSN, MSN, CGC, AGN-BC, is a Clinical Nurse Coordinator at the Marcus Autism Center at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. She has been a member of ASHG for over 20 years. Chris Gunter, ASHG: Tell us about your position and how it fits into your institution and its goals. Dr. Coleman: My position has two main... Read More
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