Public release date: 18-Oct-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ]

Contact: Cathy Yarbrough press@ashg.org 858-243-1814 American Society of Human Genetics

At ASHG 2012, scientists will present data revealing that:

In addition, the winner of CLARITY Challenge, the first international competition to accelerate development of lab-to-clinic standards for DNA sequencing of patients will be announced at ASHG 2012.

Mary-Claire King, Ph.D., ASHG president and professor of genome sciences and medicine at University of Washington, Seattle, will open ASHG 2012 on Tuesday, Nov. 6, with an address on, "The Scientist as a Citizen of the World."

A panel discussion on "Human Genetics 2012 and Beyond: Present Progress and Future Frontiers," will conclude the meeting on Saturday, Nov. 10.

The ASHG 2012 pressroom will spotlight the closing plenary session topic and the research presentations listed above through news releases, press briefings and press availabilities.

ASHG's news releases will be posted on EurekAlert! and the following password-protected ASHG site http://www.ashg.org/2012meeting/newsrls.shtml, which journalists can access by contacting press@ashg.org. Details about the press conferences & press availabilities will be posted on the ASHG site.

Over 6,000 scientists, medical geneticists and genetic counselors are expected to attend the ASHG 2012 meeting, the world's largest scientific conference on human genetics.

To register as press, journalists should visit: http://www.ashg.org/2012meeting/pages/press.shtml

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American Society of Human Genetics annual meeting to occur Nov. 6-10 in San Francisco