Posted by: Staff We sat down with ASHG member Kathryn (Kate) Garber, PhD, to learn more about her unusual, three-part job and how she keeps up with it all (hint: superpowers are involved). ASHG: Tell us about your position and how it fits into your institution and its goals. Kate: I have three main pieces... Read More
Posted by: Derek Scholes, PhD, ASHG Director of Science Policy We are delighted to announce that ASHG has a new policy platform! Developed with the help of members and approved by the Board of Directors, the platform articulates where ASHG stands on a variety of policy issues – which issues are of key importance and... Read More
Posted by: Douglas F. Dluzen, PhD, ASHG Training & Development Committee It’s fitting that the March for Science shared the spotlight with Earth Day. During the slow march down Constitution Avenue, I saw several signs sticking out from the crowd reminding the world that there is no Planet B, no other options. It was also... Read More
In partnership with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), we’re excited to welcome HHMI-ASHG Medical Research Fellow Jennifer Hu, BS, to a year-long position studying arteriovenous malformations. Jennifer, a medical student, is one of 79 HHMI Fellows who will begin their research experience this summer, at laboratories across the U.S. Read More
Happy DNA Day! Every April 25, we commemorate the completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003 and discovery of the double helix of DNA in 1953. ASHG marks this date each year by announcing the winners of our Annual DNA Day Essay Contest. Open to high school students worldwide, the contest asks students to... Read More
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