ASHG 2024 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.

View the 2023 ASHG Awards Presentations.

2024 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.

Susan Halloran Blanton, PhD introduces the 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, Margaret A. Pericak-Vance, PhD. Dr. Pericak-Vance's talk begins at 3:51.

2024 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.

Claudia Gonzaga-Jauregui, PhD introduces the 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, James R. Lupski, MD, PhD, DSc (hon). Dr. Lupski's talk begins at 6:07.

2024 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.

Neil Risch, PhD introduces the 2024 ASHG Scientific Achievement Award recipient, Nadav Ahituv, PhD. Dr. Ahituv's talk begins at 2:55.

2024 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.

Brendan Lee, MD, PhD introduces the 2023 Leadership Award recipient, Cynthia Morton, PhD. Dr. Morton's talk begins at 3:11.

2024 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.

Chris Gunter, PhD introduces the 2024 ASHG Advocacy Award recipient, Vence Bonham, Jr., JD. Mr. Bonham's talk begins at 1:37.

2024 Education Award

The Education Award recognizes outstanding contributions to human genetics education.

David Valle, MD, introduces the 2024 Education Award recipient, Ada Hamosh, MD, MPH. Dr. Hamosh’s talk begins at 2:30.

2024 Mentorship Award

The ASHG Mentorship Award honors ASHG members who have significant records of accomplishment as mentors.

Elizabeth Blue, PhD, introduces the 2024 ASHG Mentorship Award recipient, Gail Jarvik, MD, PhD. Dr. Jarvik's talk begins at 2:15.

2024 Early Career Award

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

Neil Risch, PhD, introduces the 2024 ASHG Early Career Award recipient, Loic Yengo, PhD. Dr. Yengo's talk begins at 2:44.