Wendy Uhlmann has received the Natalie Weissberger Paul National Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Society of Genetic Counselors (NSGC) at the 30th Annual Education Conference Oct. 30 in San Diego.
Uhlmann is the genetic counselor/clinic coordinator of the Medical Genetics Clinic at U-M. She is a clinical assistant professor in the Departments of Internal Medicine and Human Genetics and an executive faculty member of the genetic counseling training program. Uhlmann is a past president of the National Society of Genetic Counselors and previously served on the Board of Directors of the Genetic Alliance and as NSGC’s liaison to the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research.
Uhlmann received a Bachelor of Arts in biology in 1983 from Oberlin College and a Master of Science degree in human genetics in 1987 from U-M.
Currently she serves on the National Center for Biotechnology Information Board of Scientific Counselors, Medical Genetics Working Group. She co-edited the book “A Guide to Genetic Counseling,” which is used internationally in graduate programs. Since 2007 she has served as a study clinician and member of the REVEAL research team (Risk Evaluation and Education for Alzheimer’s Disease). Uhlmann was the recipient of NSGC’s Regional Leadership Award in 1996 and the Outstanding Volunteer Award in 2009.
The Natalie Weissberger Paul Lifetime Achievement Award is the most distinguished honor within the NSGC. Weissberger retired in 1993 after a long career with the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation. A long-time advocate for genetic counselors and NSGC, she was instrumental in promoting the profession in its early years and in securing financial support for numerous initial projects and publications.
This award honors one outstanding member who has served NSGC with exemplary national achievements and volunteer activities on behalf of the organization and the profession. The award customarily is bestowed annually.
