Supporting the Scientific Enterprise

Partnering with the Community to Support Science

Partnering with the Community to Support Science

ASHG partners with many professional societies and organizations on a multitude of issues important to the biomedical research community. Related Diversity and Inclusion Efforts AAAS community letter: supporting Congressional resolutions to denounce anti-Asian discrimination as related to COVID-19 (April 2020) American Institute of Physics community letter: opposing the elimination of federal training programs related to... Read More

Preventing Sexual Harassment in Science

Preventing Sexual Harassment in Science

ASHG supports policies that enable a productive and safe working environment for all scientific professionals. The Society is committed to promoting a harassment-free workplace for geneticists, and believes that science can only achieve its goals when we are able to fully engage the minds, talent, and perspectives of all who wish to participate. Related: Letter... Read More

ASHG Opposes New Executive Order Restricting Travel to the U.S.

Media Contact: Nalini Padmanabhan ASHG Communications Manager 301.634.7346 press@ashg.org For Immediate Release Tuesday, March 7, 2017 2:00 pm U.S. Eastern Time BETHESDA, MD – The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) opposes and urges the White House to rescind its recent Executive Order “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States,” issued... Read More

Supporting Responsible Stem Cell Research

Supporting Responsible Stem Cell Research

ASHG members have interest in many questions raised in public discussion of the use of stem cells in biomedical research. ASHG supports federally funded stem cell research and the appointment of an advisory body to foster and maintain public confidence in this area of research. Related: ASHG Statement on Stem Cell Research (August 2001) ASHG... Read More

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