Posted By: Kylee Spencer, PhD, Assistant Editor, AJHG KS: What motivated you to start working on this project? SG: My lab has been studying the mechanisms underlying the variable expressivity of rare variants in complex disorders like autism and intellectual disability. We observed that affected children inheriting a variably expressive rare variant (such as 16p12.1... Read More
Nitya Gannavarapu, MSc. Researchers are the pioneers that continue to expand the vast landscape of scientific exploration and advance our understanding of the world and shape us as a society. The journey of each researcher is often characterized by countless hours of experimentation, analysis, and collaboration. However, one often overlooked aspect that shapes their trajectory... Read More
Anna Miller, PhD In honor of 75 years of ASHG, we are looking back on ASHG trainees to see where those who were once in our place are now. The Nascent Transcript reached out to prior winners of the ASHG award for Trainee Research Excellence, which honors excellent research conducted by predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees... Read More
Posted By: HGG Advances HGGA: what motivated you to start working on this project? TN: I have been involved in several BRCA1-related projects and what has always driven me is the clinical consequences of identifying carriers of BRCA1 germline pathogenic variants. These individuals are at substantially higher risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer than... Read More
Posted By: Kylee Spencer, PhD, Assistant Editor, AJHG KS: What motivated you to start working on this project? YT: As a researcher, it is important for me to think about this problem: what can you do to ensure the results and the benefits of your research are equally shared by everyone? It has been widely... Read More
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