Governance

Executive Update: Mona Miller, Executive Director June 2019 70 years ago, ASHG founders launched the Society recognizing the value of fostering a multidisciplinary community to advance research into human genetic structure and function, investigate their relationship to disease, and translate this knowledge to improve medicine and health. Today, that community is thriving and ASHG’s mission... Read More

By Gail Jarvik, MD, PhD, ASHG Secretary June 2019 As we look to a bright future for genetics and genomics research, the Board has been very excited to finalize its new strategic plan, which has an ambitious, positive long-term vision that people everywhere realize the benefits of genetics and genomics research. Alongside its year-long dialogue and decision-making... Read More

The Spring 2019 Board meeting was held in Rockville, MD, on May 6-7 in the new ASHG headquarters building. It was a full, productive meeting with many discussions that will help set a course for the Society’s next phase of achievement. The Board also moved briefly into formal session in February during its strategic planning... Read More

Executive Update: Mona Miller, Executive Director March 2019 What makes a community a vibrant community? Actively creating opportunities for broader participation; pursuing meaningful, sustained inclusion of underrepresented groups; and recognizing leadership and excellence are three important parts. Moreover, professional engagement and recognition play crucial roles to advance careers and build greater diversity and inclusion in... Read More

From the President’s Desk: David L. Nelson, PhD December 2018 Approaching my final month as President of ASHG, I started reflecting on the past year, as well as the several years I’ve spent as part of the Society’s leadership and my more than 30 years as a member. Paralleling the field of human genetics, ASHG... Read More