Genetic Testing

ASHG Announces 2016 Winners of National DNA Day Essay Contest

ASHG Announces 2016 Winners of National DNA Day Essay Contest

Media Contact: Nalini Padmanabhan ASHG Communications Manager 301.634.7346 press@ashg.org For Immediate Release Monday, April 25, 2016 12:00 pm U.S. Eastern Time (UTC-05:00) Contest Invites High School Students to Examine Important Genetics Concepts BETHESDA, MD – In commemoration of National DNA Day, the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) hosted the 2016 DNA Day Essay Contest... Read More

Career Interview: Tina Hambuch Hawks, PhD

Career Interview: Tina Hambuch Hawks, PhD

Director of Clinical Services Illumina Clinical Services Laboratory ASHG: What are the biggest challenges you encountered when acclimating to the pace and demands of industry? What skills do you wish you had worked on in advance? Dr. Hambuch: One particular challenge for people who have trained extensively in academia is learning to communicate your work... Read More

Virtual Meeting: Genetics in Your Clinic

ASHG Media Advisory Media Contact: Nalini Padmanabhan, ASHG Communications Manager 301.634.7346 | press@ashg.org Jennifer Ellis, LabRoots Director of Marketing 206.679.3228 | Jen.ellis@labroots.com For Immediate Release Monday, December 7, 2015 2:00 pm U.S. Eastern Time (UTC-05:00) WHEN: Tuesday, March 22, 2016, 9:30 am-4:30 pm U.S. Eastern Time WHERE: Online at: http://engage.vevent.com/index.jsp?eid=782&seid=1617 WHAT: Genetics in Your Clinic: What You Can... Read More

Teens Value Results of Genetic Tests to Inform Future Life Decisions

Media Contact: Nalini Padmanabhan ASHG Communications Manager 301.634.7346 press@ashg.org For Immediate Release Friday, October 9, 2015 2:30 pm U.S. Eastern Time (UTC-05:00) Findings Reported at ASHG 2015 Annual Meeting BETHESDA, MD – The majority of adolescents in grades 7-12 would prefer to know the results of unanticipated findings found in whole exome sequencing genetic testing,... Read More

ASHG 2015 Tipsheet: Genetic Testing, Sequencing, and Counseling

ASHG 2015 Tipsheet: Genetic Testing, Sequencing, and Counseling

Media Contact: Nalini Padmanabhan ASHG Communications Manager 301.634.7346 press@ashg.org For Immediate Release Friday, September 18, 2015 12:00 pm U.S. Pacific Time (UTC-05:00) WHEN: Tuesday through Saturday, Oct. 6-10, 2015 WHERE: American Society of Human Genetics 2015 Annual Meeting Baltimore Convention Center, 1 West Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21201 WHAT: Invited and platform (oral) sessions and... Read More

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