Members

This year has been a time of remarkable scientific advancement and contributions in our field. Our Society now comprises nearly 8,000 members in more than 80 countries. Almost half of our members are students and postdocs, who are the future of our field. And while our field is evolving, so is our Society. The priorities... Read More

The Messenger sat down recently with Jessica Ezzell Hunter, PhD a Senior Public Health Analyst at RTI International, a nonprofit research institute dedicated to improving the human condition. As a part of the Public Education & Awareness Committee (PEAC), Dr. Hunter is passionate about engaging the next generation of scientists as well as the public.... Read More

I hope to see you in Denver this fall at ASHG 2024. It has been 26 years since the last time ASHG’s annual meeting was held in the Mile High City in 1998 and we have seen a period of growth as researchers meet to exchange ideas and insights, and to network for collaboration and... Read More

For Immediate Release: September 4, 2024, 11:30 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time Media Contact: Kara Flynn, (202) 257-8424, press@ashg.org ROCKVILLE, MD – The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) announced today the election of Susan A. Slaugenhaupt, PhD as ASHG’s 2025 President-elect; and of Melinda C. Aldrich, PhD, MPH, Chester W. Brown, MD, PhD, and Beth A.... Read More

The lead-up to the annual ASHG meeting is an exciting time for the human genetics community and this sense of excitement is shared by the editors of the ASHG journals, The American Journal of Human Genetics (AJHG) and Human Genetics and Genomics Advances (HGG Advances). They have been hard at work planning for this year’s... Read More