Publications & News

Meet the Trainee Leader, Jeenah Park, PhD

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

ASHG Announces 2016 Winners of National DNA Day Essay Contest

ASHG Announces 2016 Winners of National DNA Day Essay Contest

Media Contact: Nalini Padmanabhan ASHG Communications Manager 301.634.7346 press@ashg.org For Immediate Release Monday, April 25, 2016 12:00 pm U.S. Eastern Time (UTC-05:00) Contest Invites High School Students to Examine Important Genetics Concepts BETHESDA, MD – In commemoration of National DNA Day, the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) hosted the 2016 DNA Day Essay Contest... Read More

ASHG Names Derek Scholes as Director of Science Policy

Media Contact: Nalini Padmanabhan ASHG Communications Manager 301.634.7346 press@ashg.org For Immediate Release Monday, February 1, 2016 12:00 pm U.S. Eastern Time (UTC-05:00) BETHESDA, MD – The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) is pleased to announce that Derek T. Scholes, PhD, will join the organization today as its Director of Science Policy. In this capacity, Dr. Scholes... Read More

“The Twins Study”: How Space Affects the Human Body

TDC member Doug Dluzen interviews Christopher Mason, PhD, on the genetics and epigenetics of space travel. February 2016 One of the most exciting research endeavors in human genetics isn’t happening entirely on Earth. Instead, you will have to look up towards the International Space Station (ISS). Astronauts Scott and Mark Kelly, identical twin brothers, are... Read More

Meet the Trainee Leader, Gorka Alkorta-Aranburu, PhD

TDC member Julie Jurgens interviews Gorka Alkorta-Aranburu, PhD, Trainee Representative to the ASHG Board of Directors. February 2016  ASHG: Tell us about yourself. Dr. Alkorta-Aranburu: I received my Bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of the Basque Country in Bilbao, Spain, where I was first introduced to genetics. As my ultimate... Read More

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