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Washington Update: Implications of the 2022 Mid-Term Elections for the 118th Congress
November 8 saw a midterm election during which all members of the House of Representatives and one-third of the Senate were up for re-election. Democrats retained control of the Senate and Republicans ultimately won only a narrow majority in the House. This will usher in at least two years of divided government, and experts anticipate... Read More
Illumina Corporate Foundation Expands Support for ASHG’s Learning Center
Enables New Content and Accessibility Features
Published: Monday, August 29, 2022, 1:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time Media Contact: Kara Flynn, (202) 257-8424, press@ashg.org ROCKVILLE, MD – The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) today announced that the Illumina Corporate Foundation has awarded the Society a $175,000, one-year grant to support the ASHG Learning Center, a website portal that offers scientists from the genetics... Read More
Washington Update: ARPA-H Organizational Structure Established; Initial Leadership Positions Filled
The biomedical research system has historically been supported by two main pillars: fundamental research on the mechanisms of disease, largely funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the pharmaceutical industry, which creates products to treat these conditions. Recent advances in biomedical research and health sciences present an opportunity to change how we understand,... Read More
Washington Update: Fiscal Year 2022 Funding for NIH is Signed into Law
On March 11, Congress passed a massive end-of-year spending package that included $1.5 trillion in fiscal year (FY) 2022 omnibus appropriations. The package had broad bipartisan support, passing the House on a vote of 361-69 and the Senate on a vote of 68-31. President Biden later signed it into law before government funding was set... Read More