Newsletter

Each year, as thousands of colleagues gather for the ASHG Annual Meeting, I’m reminded of the depth of the relationships that have been formed over the years in the human genetics and genomics research community amongst the many people who are passionate about sharing their science. It’s a reminder that we’re strongest when we work... Read More

The fall U.S. legislative season will be a busy one and ASHG will be calling on U.S. ASHG members to contact their members of Congress to support and protect funding for the National Institutes of Health. Here is what you need to know – and how and when ASHG may ask for your active engagement. ... Read More

ASHG recently spoke with Julie Gerberding, MD, MPH, President and CEO of the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH), on how this organization leverages expertise across a breadth of scientific industries to address complex health challenges and accelerate research, particularly in human genetics and genomics.  The FNIH is an independent, not-for-profit 501(c)(3) charitable... Read More

ASHG has celebrated its 75th anniversary all year, but the plans are not over yet. When you come to the 2023 Annual Meeting in Washington, DC on November 1-5, you can expect the normal buzz of the largest gathering of human geneticists in the world, but this year there is even more. Throughout the week,... Read More

The lead-up to the annual ASHG meeting is an exciting time for the human genetics community and this sense of excitement is shared by the editors of the ASHG journals, The American Journal of Human Genetics (AJHG) and Human Genetics and Genomics Advances (HGG Advances). They have been hard at work planning for this year’s... Read More