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ASHG Board Roundup from Fall Meeting  At its annual Fall meeting Oct. 25-26, ASHG’s Board of Directors focused on near-term outlooks and actions as it navigates the organization through the pandemic while remaining focused on serving members in a time of great need.  It also reviewed several new projects and activities. Prior to the meeting,... Read More

ASHG’s Membership Engagement Committee (MEC) met this February to discuss how the Society can bring the most benefit and increase engagement among its members. Based on its Strategic Plan, ASHG will focus on increasing resources for members and offering a more personalized touch for different segments of the community, while still representing the breadth of... Read More

By Teri Manolio, MD, PhD The breadth and significance of the research that will be presented at ASHG 2020’s Virtual Meeting is unparalleled. There is simply nowhere else in the world where geneticists can discover the latest, the most innovative, and quite possibly the most unexpected new research findings in genetics and genomics. As ASHG’s... Read More

As digital programming becomes increasingly essential, OPPE has set up ASHG for success in its expansion of the ways in which members access content. Each month ASHG offers at least one new webinar, including the AJHG Online Journal Club, which provides members the opportunity to explore recent American Journal of Human Genetics (AJHG) papers with... Read More

With innovative technologies, exciting new advances, and growing public interest, research in genetics and genomics continues to expand and evolve rapidly. As the world’s largest genetics and genomics society, ASHG has an important role in highlighting important new developments in the field. The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), part of the National Institutes of... Read More