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ASHG Responds to Federal Agency Layoffs

ASHG Responds to Federal Agency Layoffs

The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) is deeply troubled by the recent layoffs at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), National Science Foundation (NSF) and other agencies. These abrupt and unilateral decisions have far-reaching consequences that extend beyond the immediate loss of jobs. The impact on... Read More

ASHG Statement on Cuts to NIH-Funded Research Support

ASHG Statement on Cuts to NIH-Funded Research Support

The American Society of Human Genetics released the following statement in response to the recent announcement from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) regarding the implementation of a 15% reimbursement rate cap for Facilities and Administration (F&A) costs, applicable to both new and existing grants as of February 10. Although a temporary restraining order is... Read More

Inside <em>AJHG</em>: A Chat with Anahit Hovhannisyan

Inside AJHG: A Chat with Anahit Hovhannisyan

Posted By: Alyson Barnes, PhD, Assistant Editor, AJHG AB: What motivated you to start working on this project? AH: Although I was born in Armenia, I emigrated at the age of three and spent most of my life living abroad. Over the years, I found myself feeling increasingly distanced from my homeland and its history.... Read More

Frederick (Fritz) Roth, PhD

Inside AJHG: A Chat with Fritz Roth

Posted By: Alyson Barnes, PhD, Deputy Editor, AJHG AB: What motivated you to start working on this project? My lab used to be more yeast-focused and, back in 2018, CHEK2 was on a short list of human genes that complement loss of the corresponding yeast genes.  Really though it was Sean Tavtigian at University of Utah (thanks... Read More