Realizing the benefits of human genetics and genomics research for people everywhere.
Posted by: Derek Scholes, PhD, ASHG Director of Science Policy As you may have heard, a bill called the Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act (H.R.1313) was introduced last month in the U.S. House of Representatives. If passed, this bill would fundamentally undermine the privacy protections of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), a 2008 law... Read More
Posted by: Nancy Cox, PhD, ASHG President, and Joe McInerney, MS, ASHG Executive Vice President We’re happy to share that ASHG has signed on as an official partner to the March for Science, taking place April 22, 2017, in Washington, DC and at 425+ sister marches around the world. As genetics specialists and enthusiasts, we... Read More
Posted by Karen Hanson, MS, MBA, CGC, Health Professional Education Programs Manager at ASHG Last month, I had the opportunity to attend the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) 2017 Annual Meeting. As a genetic counselor working on health professional education at ASHG, one theme stood out to me: the rapid integration of... Read More
Posted by: Staff Welcome to The ASHG Blog, our newest outlet for sharing news and information with our members and the wider human genetics community! Read More
Media Contact: Nalini Padmanabhan ASHG Communications Manager 301.634.7346 press@ashg.org For Immediate Release Thursday, March 9, 2017 12:00 pm U.S. Eastern Time BETHESDA, MD – The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) applauds yesterday’s passage of S-201, the Genetic Non-Discrimination Act, in a 222-60 vote by the Parliament of Canada’s House of Commons. Because of minor... Read More