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
Published: Thursday, September 1, 2022, 1:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time Media Contact: Kara Flynn, (202) 257-8424, press@ashg.org ROCKVILLE, MD – The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) is pleased to announce the election of Bruce Gelb, MD as ASHG’s 2023 President-elect; and of Joseph G Gleeson, MD; Chris Gunter, PhD; Ophir D. Klein, MD, PhD;... Read More
Published: Monday, August 29, 2022, 1:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time Media Contact: Kara Flynn, (202) 257-8424, press@ashg.org ROCKVILLE, MD – The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) today announced that the Illumina Corporate Foundation has awarded the Society a $175,000, one-year grant to support the ASHG Learning Center, a website portal that offers scientists from the genetics... Read More
Published: August 17, 2022, 10:45 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time Media Contact: Kara Flynn, (202) 257-8424, press@ashg.org ASHG with generous support from National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), Biogen, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), Merck & Co., Inc, and Roche, is pleased to recognize this year’s Scholars. The Human Genetics Scholars Initiative was developed to help advance diversity and... Read More
Posted By: HGG Advances HGGA: What motivated you to start working on this project? EJ: I wanted to obtain further insights into the genetics of the Greenlandic population, as it is a genetically unique and understudied population. Specifically, we sought to look further into a range of cardiometabolic phenotypes. The end goal was to improve... Read More
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