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ASHG Members Take to Capitol Hill (Virtually)

Posted By: Lyly Luhachack, PhD, Policy & Advocacy Specialist, ASHG April 22, 2021, marked the first-ever ASHG Capitol Hill Day. The Government and Public Advocacy Committee (GPAC), ASHG President Gail Jarvik, MD, PhD, Dana Crawford, PhD, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Task Force (DEITF) Chair, and leaders of the Career Development Committee (CDC) met, virtually, with... Read More

2021 Budget for NIH Remains Uncertain

Each year, Congress is tasked with setting budgets across the federal government, including for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), before October 1, the beginning of the new fiscal year. However, this month we passed the October 1 deadline without Congress passing legislation to accomplish this for Fiscal Year 2021. This means that the size... Read More

Hannah Valantine, MD, MCRP and Joshua Denny, MD, MS

NIH Leadership talks Diversity and Inclusion in Genetic Research: ASHG Interviews Hannah Valantine, MD, MCRP and Joshua Denny, MD, MS

June 2020 ASHG is committed to supporting diversity and inclusion initiatives in genetics research and building a scientific community that is welcoming to all. Genetic studies have largely focused on populations of European descent, and more work is needed to create diverse reference datasets. These tools can help to aid precision medicine discoveries for all... Read More

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