Publications & News

Media Contact: Nalini Padmanabhan ASHG Communications Manager 301.634.7346 press@ashg.org For Immediate Release Thursday, June 23, 2016 9:00 am U.S. Eastern Time (UTC-05:00) Pediatric Clinical Geneticist to Receive Award at ASHG 2016 Annual Meeting BETHESDA, MD – The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) has named Elaine H. Zackai, MD, Professor of Pediatrics at the Children’s... Read More

Media Contact: Nalini Padmanabhan ASHG Communications Manager 301.634.7346 press@ashg.org For Immediate Release Wednesday, June 22, 2016 10:00 am U.S. Eastern Time (UTC-05:00) Geneticist to Receive Award at ASHG 2016 Annual Meeting BETHESDA, MD – The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) has named Brendan Lee, MD, PhD, Robert and Janice McNair Endowed Chair in Molecular... Read More

Media Contact: Nalini Padmanabhan ASHG Communications Manager 301.634.7346 press@ashg.org For Immediate Release Monday, May 16, 2016 1:00 pm U.S. Eastern Time (UTC-05:00) BETHESDA, MD – The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) opposes the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) newly revised Regulations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and under the Genetic Information... Read More

Training & Development Committee member Chris Nowak interviewed Tim Frayling, PhD, about the role of big data in genetics. May 2016 The UK Biobank offers a unique open access resource with records of 500,000 people aged 40-69 years who, between 2006-2010, underwent detailed measurements, including genotyping, biochemical tests and lifestyle questionnaires, and who have been followed up... Read More

TDC member Emily Olfson interviews Jeenah Park, PhD, Trainee Representative to the ASHG Information & Education Committee. May 2016 ASHG: Tell us a bit about yourself. Dr. Park: I received my BS degree in Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology and my Master’s degree in Education at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). I taught high school... Read More