Academia

Park Gerald Chair in Genetics and Genomics, Associate Chief Boston Children’s Hospital ASHG: If you could go back to when you were a trainee, what is one piece of advice you would give yourself for your current career? Dr. Bodamer: Do not be afraid to think outside the box when approaching scientific problems. I remember that... Read More

Associate Professor of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology Duke University/Duke University Medical Center ASHG: If you could go back to when you were a trainee, what is one piece of advice you would give yourself for your current career? Dr. Sullivan: Broaden your experimental portfolio. I loved the topic of my PhD thesis and my postdoc with... Read More

General Director Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Neurologicas, Lima, Peru ASHG: What are specific challenges faced by clinicians who also want to have a research career in genetics? Dr. Mazzetti: In Peru, there are few genetics residency training program; I am a neurologist and there are no formal ways to go from neurology to neurogenetics. We have developed... Read More

Associate Professor of Pathology, Brigham & Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School Chief Laboratory Director, Partners Healthcare ASHG: If you could go back to when you were a trainee, what is one piece of advice you would give yourself for your current career? Dr. Rehm: If I could go back to my days as a trainee, I... Read More

Professor of Medicine Department of Medicine, University of Chicago ASHG: If you could go back to when you were a trainee, what is one piece of advice you would give yourself for your current career? Dr. Dolan: I would advise myself to spend a significant amount of time reading the literature to have a better... Read More