Realizing the benefits of human genetics and genomics research for people everywhere.
Dear Colleagues, With the new year just around the corner, it is already time to start thinking about and planning for ASHG 2021! Although we are still determining whether the meeting will be in-person or virtual, the Program Committee is soliciting proposals for invited sessions to showcase the most consequential and innovative work in genetics... Read More
Published: Thursday, December 10, 2020, 10:00 a.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 a new partnership with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) to promote greater diversity and inclusion in the human genetics and genomics research community. GSK joins the National Human Genome Research Institute... Read More
Posted By: Evelyn Mantegani, Senior Specialist, Marketing and Communications, ASHG Despite not being able to enter the classroom, Ellen Quillen, PhD found a way to continue her relationship with an AP Biology class she connected with through the GENE Network. Initially contacted in 2019 by teacher Leah Cataldo, PhD, Dr. Quillen met for the second... Read More
Posted By: Evelyn Mantegani, Senior Specialist, Marketing and Communications, ASHG How many careers in genetics were born in the classroom? An enthusiastic teacher may have opened a student’s eyes to the wonders of DNA, or Punnett Squares may have drawn a student’s curiosity. Biology teachers are often the people who introduce students to the science... Read More
Posted By: Evelyn Mantegani, Senior Specialist, Marketing and Communications, ASHG ASHG envisions a future with an informed public that continues to understand basic genetic concepts, receives equitable access to genetic information, and understands and appreciates humanity’s diversity. With this in mind, the Society exhibited at SciFest All Access with the goal of increasing awareness of... Read More