Realizing the benefits of human genetics and genomics research for people everywhere.
By Gail Jarvik, MD, PhD, ASHG Secretary June 2019 As we look to a bright future for genetics and genomics research, the Board has been very excited to finalize its new strategic plan, which has an ambitious, positive long-term vision that people everywhere realize the benefits of genetics and genomics research. Alongside its year-long dialogue and decision-making... Read More
The Spring 2019 Board meeting was held in Rockville, MD, on May 6-7 in the new ASHG headquarters building. It was a full, productive meeting with many discussions that will help set a course for the Society’s next phase of achievement. The Board also moved briefly into formal session in February during its strategic planning... Read More
A brief summary of the ASHG-AJHG webinar on polygenic risk scores. Watch the full webinar now! Read More
This month on Inside AJHG: Lluis Quintana-Murci shares his work on the evolution of human populations & their long-lasting relationship with infectious agents. Read More
Trainee Author: Bárbara Domingues Bitarello, PhD Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Genetics Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania (Photo courtesy Bitarello) Bitarello BD, et al. Signatures of long-term balancing selection in human genomes. Genome Biology and Evolution. 2018 Mar 1;10(3) In this month’s Trainee Paper Spotlight, Bitarello et al. define a simple yet powerful new... Read More