Outreach

When sharing your science with people outside of human genetics and genomics research, responses can range from curiosity, to skepticism, or perhaps a connection. There is so much progress in research that is making its way to patients and all people in their everyday lives. Now more than ever it is essential to share your... Read More

In the spring of 2024, members of the Public Education & Awareness Committee (PEAC) hosted a webinar to share the information that genetic technology results can provide clinicians and researchers. Speakers used anonymized clinical reports to address the range of results. A number of questions remained at the end of the hour-long presentation and Question... Read More

ASHG hosted its annual virtual Capitol Hill Meetings on May 7-9, 2024. Over the course of the three-day event, members of the Government and Public Advocacy Committee (GPAC) joined current and former trainee advocates from the Advocacy Certificate for Human Genetics and Genomics Trainees (ACGT) program to meet with 15 congressional offices. Meeting with policymakers... Read More

For Immediate Release: Thursday, April 25, 2024, 12:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time Media Contact: Kara Flynn, 202.257.8424, press@ashg.org ROCKVILLE, MD – As part of its celebration of National DNA Day, the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) today announced the winners of its 2024 DNA Day Essay Contest, which encourages high school students and teachers worldwide to learn about human... Read More

1st Place: Megan Xie, Grade 12 Teacher: Mrs. Margot Bram School: Lower Moreland High School Location: Huntingdon Vy, Pennsylvania The early years of genetics centered around the central dogma of biology, the theory that genes in our DNA encode RNA to make proteins. Proteins execute a broad range of functions that include gene regulation, forming a biological cycle that powers... Read More