ASHG News

ASHG recently spoke with Julie Gerberding, MD, MPH, President and CEO of the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH), on how this organization leverages expertise across a breadth of scientific industries to address complex health challenges and accelerate research, particularly in human genetics and genomics.  The FNIH is an independent, not-for-profit 501(c)(3) charitable... Read More

ASHG has celebrated its 75th anniversary all year, but the plans are not over yet. When you come to the 2023 Annual Meeting in Washington, DC on November 1-5, you can expect the normal buzz of the largest gathering of human geneticists in the world, but this year there is even more. Throughout the week,... Read More

The lead-up to the annual ASHG meeting is an exciting time for the human genetics community and this sense of excitement is shared by the editors of the ASHG journals, The American Journal of Human Genetics (AJHG) and Human Genetics and Genomics Advances (HGG Advances). They have been hard at work planning for this year’s... Read More

ASHG 2023 is another jam-packed meeting with something for every attendee at all career stages! The Annual Meeting is the Society’s premier platform to share excellence in research, connect with other members through world-class networking opportunities, and preview the tools and products to power your next discovery. There are several types of scientific sessions, selected... Read More

On an August 22 webinar, ASHG’s Membership Engagement Committee (MEC) highlighted new and valuable ways for members to engage in the ASHG. The webinar focused on providing information about how to become involved with the SIGs and was led by MEC members Paul Hook, PhD, Minna Kaikkonen-Määttä, PhD, Augusto Rojas-Martinez, MD, PhD, and moderated by... Read More