GINA Turns 10: A Look Back at its Passage
GINA Turns 10: Personal reflections on the 13-year effort to pass protections against genetic discrimination in the U.S. Read More
Publications & News
10th Anniversary of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act: A Statement from ASHG President David L. Nelson
For Immediate Release Wednesday, May 16, 2018 2:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time Media Contact: Nalini Padmanabhan ASHG Director of Communications & Marketing 301.634.7346 press@ashg.org Video: GINA Protects You and Your Family: Here’s How BETHESDA, MD – This month, the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) celebrates the 10th anniversary of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act... Read More
FDA Takes Steps to Advance Genomics Technology, Encourage NGS-based Test Innovation
Two new FDA guidances on next generation sequencing-based tests aim to spur innovation in these tests and streamline their regulatory review. Read More
Second Edition of “March for Science”: A Message of Public Engagement
Nascent Transcript Writer: Allison McCague May 2018 The second annual March for Science was held last month in Washington, DC, and many cities all around the world. The inaugural March for Science, held on a cold, rainy, and damp day, drew approximately 100,000 marchers to Washington in 2017, and over one million people participated in some sort... Read More
Putting the “Ph” Back in PhD
Written by Nascent Transcript writer Jennifer Zieba May 2018 The title PhD is awarded to a person who has received a Doctorate in Philosophy. I spent five and half years earning my PhD, but I came out of graduate school knowing more about vector cloning than I ever wanted and less about whether I should... Read More