Realizing the benefits of human genetics and genomics research for people everywhere.
Posted By: Kylee Spencer, PhD, Assistant Editor, AJHG KS: What motivated you to start working on this project? SI: Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the spine (OPLL) is an intractable disease that causes spinal canal stenosis leading to myelopathy and/or radiculopathy. OPLL is a common disease. Its prevalence is more than 2% in... Read More
By Anna Miller, PhD Building and improving soft skills is an important part of scientific training. Soft skills, such as communication and interpersonal skills, problem solving, time management, and leadership and teamwork, are important characteristics that can be carried over into any position such as. Whether you work in academia, industry, government, or elsewhere, these... Read More
Morteza Seifi, MS Meet Honey, a professional who has traversed different fields and industries throughout her career. Honey’s background is in biotechnology, and her research interests have been focused on viral etiology, cancer mechanisms, and biomarkers for the early detection of cancer. Currently, she works at the Medical College of Wisconsin. Honey’s career trajectory has... Read More
Meena Radhakrishnan, MD Have you ever wondered how continuously updating your skillset will help with your personal and professional growth, in our fast-paced society? Personally, having an avocation has benefitted me a lot. Having a favorite pastime or learning new expertise has provided me and countless others and takes less effort and mental drive as... Read More
Ruizhi (Vince) Duan, MS Developmental genomics of limb malformations: Allelic series in association with gene dosage effects contribute to the clinical variability Position: Ph.D. Candidate in Genetics and Genomics Program, Lupski Lab, Baylor College of Medicine ASHG: Can you describe the type of research that has your primary focus? Ruizhi: My research explores the etiology... Read More