ASHG News

Our thoughts are with our members, colleagues, the broader scientific community in Texas, and all affected – we hope you and your loved ones are safe. Read More

Achieving work-life balance as a scientist is hard; the hours are long and can be unpredictable. Here's some advice from Gail Jarvik, a member of ASHG's Board of Directors, a physician and statistical geneticist at the University of Washington, and Head of the Division of Medical Genetics at UW. Read More

We're proud to announce our newest health professional educational program, “Prenatal cfDNA screening”, to address a need for genetics education among OB/GYNs. Read More

“Learn from yesterday, work for today, plan for tomorrow, dream for the day after tomorrow…and most of your dreams will come true.” Supriyo De, MD/PhD, is a Staff Scientist at the National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). He is a leading bioinformatics expert focusing on the integration of... Read More

Trainee Author: Johanna Känsäkoski PhD student University of Helsinki (Photo courtesy Känsäkoski) Johanna Känsäkoski et al. Complete androgen insensitivity syndrome caused by a deep intronic pseudoexon-activating mutation in the androgen receptor gene. Scientific Reports (2016); 6: 32819. This paper highlights the use of sequencing technology to identify causative mutations in patients with a normal androgen receptor... Read More