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Published: Wednesday, May 11, 2022, 4:00 PM U.S. Eastern Time Media Contact: Kara Flynn, 202.257.8424, press@ashg.org ROCKVILLE, MD – Today, the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) hosted its 2022 Capitol Hill Day bringing together 21 researchers, clinicians and other advocates from across the country to meet with key members of Congress and their staff to discuss shared... Read More
Posted By: Sara Cullinan, PhD, Deputy Editor, AJHG SC: What motivated you to start working on this project? AM: This project grew out of synergy with a few of our existing collaborations and the confluence of those lines of research. We have been working with Haky Im over the past few years on application of... Read More
Posted By: Sara Cullinan, PhD, Deputy Editor, AJHG SC: What motivated you to start working on this project?s SR: The seeds of this project were actually planted in 2009 when I gave a seminar at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and learned about work they were doing on differential relapse rates for children with acute... Read More
Published: Monday, April 25, 2022, 2:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time Media Contact: Krystal Foster, press@ashg.org ROCKVILLE, MD – As part of its celebration of National DNA Day, the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) announced today the winners of its 2022 DNA Day Essay Contest, which encourages high school students and teachers worldwide to learn... Read More
1st Place: Man Tak Mindy Shie, Grade 12 Teacher: Dr. Siew Hwey Alice Tan School: Singapore International School (Hong Kong) Location: Hong Kong, China Many would say that the most significant stride in recent genetics has been the completion of the human genome, which laid the basis for studying genetic variation. However, let us not forget that this began with... Read More