The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) has announced the appointment of Dr. Bruce R. Korf as the incoming Editor-in-Chief of The American Journal of Human Genetics (AJHG), published by Cell Press. Dr. Korf's term will begin in January 2018. The current Editor-in-Chief, David L. Nelson, PhD, will end his tenure in December 2017.
Dr. Korf is a medical geneticist, educator, and child neurologist, with research interests in the molecular diagnosis of genetic disorders and the natural history, genetics, and treatment of neurofibromatosis. He currently serves as Wayne H. and Sara Crews Finley Chair in Medical Genetics, Professor and Chair of the Department of Genetics, and Director of the Heflin Center for Genomic Sciences at the University of Alabama, Birmingham (UAB). He also co-directs the UAB-HudsonAlpha Center for Genomic Medicine.
AJHG, established in 1949, has a strong tradition of publishing wide-ranging, high-impact human genetics research. Dr. Korf hopes to strengthen the journal's reputation by bridging the gap between basic and clinical genetics, a niche he believes it is well positioned to occupy. Current needs in this area include the validation of variants of unknown significance, the development of treatments based on genetic discovery of biological mechanisms, and continuing work in drug discovery and clinical trials.
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