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ACMG Foundation for Genetic and Genomic Medicine: Nasha Fitter

Jul 30, 2020

The ACMG Foundation for Genetic and Genomic Medicine, a national nonprofit foundation dedicated to facilitating the integration of genetics and genomics into medical practice, has elected Nasha Fitter to its board of directors. Fitter currently serves as director of Rare and Neurological Diseases at Ciitizen. She is also cofounder, CEO, and head of research at FOXG1 Research Foundation, an organization focused on finding a cure for FOXG1 syndrome. Previously, Fitter founded and served as CEO of Schoolie, and prior to that worked as director of the Global Schools Program at Microsoft Education.

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