ASHG 2023 Awards Presentations 

Since 1962, ASHG has honored outstanding achievements in the field through its annual awards. Each spring, ASHG members are invited to nominate their colleagues for these prestigious awards. These awards recognize individuals with a diverse background of experience, ideas, and perspectives for a variety of activities, including carrying out substantial research and far-reaching scientific contributions to the field, expanding human genetics education, promoting the science of human genetics and its application for the common good, and mentoring the next generation of human genetics and genomics professionals. ASHG is committed to improving diversity and inclusion in all its forms and encourages nominations of outstanding scientists who represent that breadth of background and experience.

In 2023, ASHG updated its award names.

View the 2022 ASHG Awards Presentations.

2023 Lifetime Achievement Award

The Lifetime Achievement Award is presented annually to recognize substantial and far-reaching scientific contributions to human genetics, carried out over a sustained period of scientific inquiry and productivity.

Ophir Klein, MD, PhD introduces the 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, Neil Risch, PhD. Dr. Risch's talk begins at 4:12.

2023 Leadership Award

The Leadership Award is presented on behalf of the Society to an individual whose professional achievements have fostered and enriched the development of various human genetics disciplines.

Mike Boehnke, PhD, introduces the 2023 Leadership Award recipient, Nancy Cox, PhD. Dr. Cox's talk begins at 2:00.

2023 Scientific Achievement Award

The Scientific Achievement Award is presented yearly for remarkable scientific achievements in human genetics that have occurred during the last 10 years.

Jay Shendure, MD, PhD, introduces the 2023 ASHG Scientific Achievement Award recipient, Molly Przeworski, PhD. Dr. Przeworski's talk begins at 1:30.

2023 Advocacy Award

The Advocacy Award honors individuals or groups of individuals who have exhibited excellence and achievement in promoting the science of human genetics and its application for the common good.

Kathleen Leppig, MD, introduces the 2023 ASHG Advocacy Award recipient, Dianna Milewicz, MD, PhD. Dr. Milewicz's talk begins at 2:27.

2023 Education Award

The Education Award recognizes outstanding contributions to human genetics education.

Adam Barry, PhD, introduces the 2023 Education Award recipient, Lei-Shih Chen, PhD. Dr. Chen’s talk begins at 0:59.

2023 Early Career Award

The Early Career Award recognizes scientists who are in the early stages of their careers as independent investigators.

Richard Gibbs, PhD, introduces the 2023 ASHG Early Career Award recipient, Jennifer Posey, MD, PhD. Dr. Posey's talk begins at 1:51.

2023 Early Career Award

The Early Career Award recognizes scientists who are in the early stages of their careers as independent investigators.

Huntington Willard, PhD, introduces the 2023 ASHG Early Career Award recipient, Karen Miga, PhD. Dr. Miga's talk begins at 2:40.