Outreach

Posted by Evelyn Mantegani, Manager, Public Engagement, Communications and Marketing, ASHG Michael Bauer, PhD, is a member of the Public Education and Awareness Committee (PEAC) and is an Assistant Professor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock, Arkansas. He is a bioinformatician who specializes in cancer genomics using Next Generation Sequencing... Read More

To chart a path toward an equitable future, ASHG’s Board of Directors considered and approved in April 2021 an updated Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Task Force Action Plan that recognizes a key strategic focus area, which is to acknowledge and reckon with a history of past harms linked to racism, eugenics, or other systemic forms... Read More

ASHG strives towards a world in which people everywhere realize the benefits of human genetics and genomics research. According to the ASHG public opinion survey released in 2020, while most of the public are curious and hopeful about genetics research, a portion is also cautious and there are still misunderstandings around basic genetic facts. As... Read More

Alexis Norris, PhD, is an experienced and active member of ASHG’s public engagement and education programs. During her time as an ASHG member, she has volunteered to enrich the science-interested public’s knowledge of human genetics as a member of the Genetics Engagement & Education (GENE) Network and supported the next generation of human geneticists as... Read More

Congratulations to our winners and thank you to all who participated. Happy DNA Day! Thank you for making this another successful year! We received many submissions from students in 40 U.S. states, and 30 countries. We would also like to thank the ASHG members who participated in judging the essays. Continue the celebration: ASHG has even... Read More