Returning Individual Research Results to Participants: New NASEM Report
ASHG comments on a new NASEM report evaluating issues and perspectives surrounding return of individual-specific research results. Read More
ASHG News
Lifespan Prediction: The Interaction of Genes, Biomarkers and Zip Codes
Written by Nascent Transcript writer Sandra Smieszek August 2018 Longevity–an individual’s lifespan under ideal conditions–and healthy aging are among the most complex phenotypes studied to date. Human lifespan varies greatly, with life expectancy ranging from 47.5 in Sierra Leone to 79.8 in the United States and 87.2 years in Monaco. Currently, the world is home... Read More
GINA’s 10th Anniversary and the Future of Genetic Privacy
Written by Nascent Transcript writer Allison McCague August 2018 May 21 of this year marked the tenth anniversary of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), a landmark piece of legislation that Senator Ted Kennedy—one of the sponsors of the bill—called “the first civil rights bill of the new century of the life sciences.” GINA’s passage was the... Read More
Inside AJHG: A Chat with Amy O’Connell
This month on Inside AJHG: Amy O'Connell describes her research on Wnt2b and gut health - and the two-way nature of translational research findings. Read More
American Society of Human Genetics 2018 Annual Meeting
For Immediate Release Thursday, July 26, 2018 12:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time Media Contact: Ann Klinck ASHG Communications Assistant 301.634.7342 press@ashg.org WHEN: Tuesday to Saturday, Oct. 16-20, 2018 WHERE: San Diego Convention Center 111 West Harbor Drive, San Diego, CA 92101 WHAT: The latest research in human genetics, presented in invited and platform (oral) sessions,... Read More