Upcoming Live Events
Tue 1:30 PM EDT
How to Engage Community Response to COVID Vaccine
Learn how to engage your community on the current state of the COVID-19 vaccine and ways to debunk anti-vaccine information with scientific facts and reasoning
Wed 12:00 PM EDT
Ancient DNA Reveals How Tuberculosis Shaped the Human Genome
Meet the author of the recent paper “Human ancient DNA analyses reveal the high burden of tuberculosis in Europeans over the last 2,000 years."
Past Live Events
Wed 12:00 PM EDT
Exploring Parental Attitudes and Understanding of Genomic Testing Results
Meet the author of the recent paper “Is that something that should concern me?”: a qualitative exploration of parent understanding of their child’s genomic test results".
Mon 12:00 PM EST
Responsible Research on Ancient DNA
‘Fostering Responsible Research on Ancient DNA’ lays out practical recommendations to help scientists understand and integrate ethical engagement with communities.
Wed 12:00 PM EST
Massively Parallel Assays Guide MSH2 Variant Interpretation
Meet the author of the recent paper “Massively parallel functional testing of MSH2 missense variants conferring Lynch syndrome risk.”
Wed 12:00 PM EST
How to Prepare for a Career in Computational Genetics/Bioinformatics, Molecular Genetics, and Research & Development
Preparing for a job in different career sectors that include academia, industry, and biotechnology.
Tue 12:00 PM EST
Improving Transferability of Polygenic Risk Scores
Learn how variants discovered in human populations with African ancestry have great potential to achieve better polygenic risk score prediction across populations.
Wed 12:00 PM EDT
Genomics of Orofacial Clefting
This month's presentation is on the recent AJHG paper, "Genome-Wide Enrichment of De Novo Coding Mutations in Orofacial Cleft Trios".
Wed 1:30 PM EDT
Virtual Advocacy: Engaging Congress On Genetics and Genomics
This webinar will provide insight on how to set up meetings with members of Congress, along with communication tips and strategies during the coronavirus pandemic.
Wed 12:00 PM EDT
Improved Detection of Chromosomal Rearrangements in Developmental Diseases
This month's presentation is on the recent AJHG paper, "Improved Detection of Chromosomal Rearrangements in Developmental Diseases".
Tue 2:00 PM EDT
Flexing Your Technical Expertise While Adapting to Change
This webinar will provide some insight into how one needs to adapt in the current world with the constant change in research and clinical environments.
Wed 12:00 PM EDT
Allele-Specific QTL Fine Mapping with PLASMA
This month's presentation is on the recent AJHG paper, "Allele-Specific QTL Fine Mapping with PLASMA". Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions in a live...
Wed 12:00 PM EDT
The Need for Science Advocacy and How to Get Started
Advocacy is more important than ever. Dr. Allison McCague with President and CEO of Research!America, Mary Woolley, discuss science advocacy with Dr. Lynn Jorde.
Wed 12:00 PM EDT
Developing Allele-Specific Huntington Disease Therapeutics
This month, attend the presentation on the AJHG paper "A Comprehensive Haplotype-Targeting Strategy for Allele-Specific HTT Suppression in Huntington Disease".
Thu 12:00 PM EDT
Engaging Your Community around Genetics
Learn how to engage your community around genetics online and in person.
Tue 12:00 PM EST
Using Social Media as a Scientist
Join Drs. Chris Gunter, Jennifer Below, and Janina Jeff as they discuss using Twitter professionally, how to reach large audiences through Reddit, and using a podcast...
Tue 5:00 PM EDT
Genomic Medicine at the Population Level
Join Drs. Kathryn North and Stephanie Devaney as they discuss population genomic studies!
Tue 1:00 PM EDT
Matchmaker Exchange: Join the effort to diagnose patients and identify novel disease genes
The “Matchmaker Exchange” was launched in 2013 in order to facilitate the process of matching a patient with a rare disease and a candidate gene to another to identify...