November 8 saw a midterm election during which all members of the House of Representatives and one-third of the Senate were up for re-election. Democrats retained control of the Senate and Republicans ultimately won only a narrow majority in the House. This will usher in at least two years of divided government, and experts anticipate... Read More
At the ASHG 2022 Annual Meeting, members of the ASHG Professional Practice and Social Implications Committee (PPSI) followed up on the recently published Guidance on addressing underrepresentation in genetics and genomics research through community engagement. Organized by ASHG and PPSI members Kyle Brothers, MD, PhD, Amy Lemke, PhD, MS, and Maya Sabatello, LLB, PhD, the... Read More
By Christina Del Greco, BS/BA Happy (almost) New Year, ASHG members! With the start of a new year often come resolutions to start new or improve current habits. If your upcoming resolutions involve reading more books or listening to more podcasts, you’ve come to the right place. This year, we reached out to trainee ASHG... Read More
By Latrice Landry, PhD In-Sketch with Ninad Oak As members of the American Society of Human Genetics gathered for the 2022 Annual Conference in Los Angeles, the mark of the pandemic and its aftermath still lingered. This was the first time many members met in person—in general, many felt thrilled to once again experience this... Read More
Samuel Smith, PhD, Brown University Enrichment analyses identify shared associations for 25 quantitative traits in over 600,000 individuals from seven diverse ancestries Position: Postdoctoral Research Fellow – Arbel Harpak Lab – University of Texas at Austin ASHG: Can you describe the type of research that has your primary focus? Samuel Smith: My research focuses on developing... Read More
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