Advocacy

ASHG recently responded to a select number of questions in a Request for Information (RFI) from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) on the National Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Initiative. OSTP released this RFI to seek public input on how advances in biotechnology and biomanufacturing can help support a strong bioeconomy. The insights... Read More

The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG)—and the research community it supports—believes in the power of human genetics to advance science, health, and society. However, ASHG and the field have failed to acknowledge, fully and consistently, the misuse of human genetics to serve unjust ends or take action to denounce such use. As the community’s... Read More

The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) today published a new Guidance on the challenges in the development and application of polygenic scores (PGS) in human genetic research. Appearing in today’s issue of the American Journal of Human Genetics (AJHG), this new resource was developed by a writing group led by members of the ASHG... Read More

The 10th anniversary of the Rally for Medical Research took place on September 14, 2022. ASHG is proud to have again sponsored this event on Capitol Hill, which brought together 250 participants from more than 30 states and Washington, D.C. to meet with 190 congressional offices. Science advocates were enthusiastic to return to the capital... Read More

The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) today published a new Guidance on community engagement as a strategy to address underrepresentation in genomics research. Appearing in today’s issue of the American Journal of Human Genetics (AJHG), this new resource was developed by the Society’s Community Engagement Guidance Writing Group, comprised of members of the ASHG... Read More