The #DNADay24 celebrations continue! 🧬Join our live Reddit panel to ask members of our Public Education and Awareness Committee questions about genetics and the environment.  This all day event is FREE and open to all; be a part of the conversation: redd.it/1cicrl6  #ASHG

Don't forget to register for our next journal club!

Evaluating and improving health equity and fairness of polygenic scores
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Human Genetics and Genomics Advances paper hand-picked by our editors
Kathryn Roeder et al. ASHG

The #ASHG24 deadline is approaching!  📣 the ASHG family of journals (AJHG and HGGA) will send for peer review all manuscripts that report the findings presented by ASHG members in a plenary or platform talk at ASHG 2024.

Hear from Human Genetics and Genomics Advances Deputy Editor Jessica Chong and enjoy a selection of papers hand-picked by our editors: hubs.li/Q02vG3pk0

ASHG’s #OA journal publishing across the complete spectrum of #humangenetics and #genomics research

📢New from Alexandre Bolze Aurelie Cobat & colleagues
📰Lack of association between classical HLA genes and asymptomatic #SARSCoV2 infection
👉bit.ly/3QoDj8V

Today at 3pm ET: National Human Genome Research Institute National DNA Day Lecture: Do People Really Know What DNA Is? with joepalca

Learn more: genome.gov/event-calendar…

MUSK loss-of-function variants lead to highly variable clinical severity, from fetal loss to adult-onset weakness. benjamin cocanougher et al. develop a protein domain-based logic to explain variable disease onset: cell.com/hgg-advances/f… Human Genetics and Genomics Advances #ASHG

Happy National DNA Day! Today, we celebrate all of the impressive genetics and genomics advances throughout history, including the discovery of DNA’s double-helical structure in 1953 and the completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003.

🧬April 25th is DNA Day!🧬

GREGoR Consortium Consortium (Genomics Research to Elucidate the Genetics of Rare diseases) seeks to develop and apply approaches to discover the cause of currently unexplained rare genetic disorders

Learn more on our website:
gregorconsortium.org

Today is National #DNAday24 ! Check out how much you need to know about DNA and #genomics to make informed decisions about your life and health. cdc.gov/genomics/event…

Spent the afternoon in lovely DC advocating for NIH NIHFunding on the Hill with ASHG. Great experience, esp shared w/ past (Brendan Lee), current (Bruce Gelb) and future (@SarahTishkoff) ASHG presidents!

📢 New from Costain & colleagues
📰 A systematic assessment of the impact of rare canonical splice site variants on splicing using functional and in silico methods
👉bit.ly/3QdM2KX

Tianyu Zhang, PhD joins the Human Genetics and Genomics Advances May 8 Journal Club webinar to discuss a new polygenic score framework and its potential benefit for underrepresented populations. Register now: learning.ashg.org/products/evalu… #ASHG #HumanGenetics

Exploring the connectivity of genetics, epidemiology, and environmental factors, Farren Briggs, PhD, ScM, shares insights into the significance of fostering diversity and inclusion in science. Listen to the full episode now: learning.ashg.org/p/season-three… #ASHG #HumanGenetics

📢New from Holly Stessman & colleagues
📰In vitro data suggest a role for PMS2 Kozak sequence mutations in Lynch Syndrome risk
👉bit.ly/3Jx2EJS

WE DID A THING. So grateful for this team. Thank you to my co-authors (Kim Zayhowski, Tala, and Kellan E. Baker) and to the Human Genetics and Genomics Advances editorial folks for their feedback and encouragement.

🚨 New in Human Genetics and Genomics Advances
📰Queering #Genomics : How Cisnormativity Undermines Genomic Science
🧑‍🤝‍🧑Leila Jamal Kim Zayhowski tala berro Kellan E. Baker
👉bit.ly/3xJ6hd5

.Human Genetics and Genomics Advances sat with Tianyu Zhang, PhD, in the latest Inside HGGA to discuss his recently published paper, “Evaluating and improving health equity and fairness of polygenic scores.” ➡️ashg.org/hgga/inside-hg… #ASHG #GeneticsDiscoveries #HumanGenetics

.Human Genetics and Genomics Advances returns to host the next #ASHG journal club! Hosts Tianyu Zhang, PhD will discuss a new polygenic score framework and how it could benefit underrepresented populations. Register for the May 8 live webinar event now: learning.ashg.org/products/evalu… #HumanGenetics