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Media Contact: Nalini Padmanabhan ASHG Communications Manager 301.634.7346 press@ashg.org For Immediate Release Tuesday, July 15, 2014 10:00 am U.S. Eastern Time (UTC-05:00) Physician-Geneticist to Receive Award at ASHG 2014 Annual Meeting BETHESDA, MD –The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) has named David Valle, MD, Henry J. Knott Professor and Director at the McKusick-Nathans Institute... Read More
Media Contact: Nalini Padmanabhan ASHG Communications Manager 301.634.7346 press@ashg.org For Immediate Release Wednesday, July 2, 2014 1:00 pm U.S. Eastern Time (UTC-05:00) Early-Career Geneticists to Receive Award at ASHG 2014 Annual Meeting BETHESDA, MD –The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) has named Gonçalo R. Abecasis, DPhil, Felix Moore Collegiate Professor of Biostatistics at the... Read More
Media Contact: Nalini Padmanabhan ASHG Communications Manager 301.634.7346 press@ashg.org For Immediate Release Friday, April 25, 2014 12:00 pm U.S. Eastern Time (UTC-05:00) Annual Contest Invites High School Students to Examine Important Concepts in Genetics BETHESDA, MD – In commemoration of National DNA Day, the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) hosted its 9th Annual DNA Day Essay Contest to... Read More
Congratulations to the 2014 winners and thank you all for participating. Happy DNA Day! This year ASHG received submissions from students in 39 states and 20 foreign countries, including Turkey, Portugal, Australia, and Nigeria. Asking students to investigate the genetic and environmental components of a complex trait engaged them in deeper thinking about heritability and... Read More
NEWS For more information: Cathy Yarbrough press@ashg.org sciencematter@yahoo.com 858-243-1814 Lecturing is minimized to maximize time devoted to the exploration and discussion about the complex contributions of genetics to the full range of human traits, from height and eye color to predisposition to diseases such as diabetes, cancer and heart disease. Topics will include: Newborn screening... Read More