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The McKusick Leadership Award was established by ASHG to honor Dr. Victor A. McKusick, and is bestowed upon an individual who has exhibited exemplary leadership and vision in advancing the ASHG mission through the promotion and successful assimilation of genetics and genomics knowledge into the broader scientific community in areas ranging from science, medicine, public policy, and/or health.

Dr. Robin Bennett introduces the 2020 Victor A. McKusick Leadership Award recipient, Peter H. Byers. Dr. Byer’s talk begins at 4:15.