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Mariana Wolfner recognized with 2018 Genetics Society of America Medal
The Genetics Society of America (GSA) is pleased to announce that Professor Mariana Wolfner of the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics at Cornell University is the recipient of the 2018 Genetics Society of America Medal for her work on reproduction. Wolfner and her colleagues have identified proteins in the seminal fluid of fruit flies…
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February GENETICS Highlights
Check out the February issue of GENETICS by looking at the highlights or the full table of contents! ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS Comparative oligo-FISH mapping: an efficient and powerful methodology to reveal karyotypic and chromosomal evolution, pp. 513–523 Guilherme T. Braz, Li He, Hainan Zhao, Tao Zhang, Kassandra Semrau, Jean-Marie Rouillard, Giovana A. Torres, and Jiming Jiang Development of a eukaryotic karyotype relies…
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Spring 2018 DeLill Nasser Awardees
GSA is pleased to announce the recipients of the DeLill Nasser Award for Professional Development in Genetics for Spring 2018! Given twice a year to graduate students and postdoctoral researchers, DeLill Nasser Awards support attendance at meetings and laboratory courses. The award is named in honor of DeLill Nasser, a long-time GSA supporter and National Science Foundation Program…
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How to write an academic CV
Guest post by Bob Dolan. An effective curriculum vitae (CV) is needed for academic job applications, as well as for some research positions in other settings. This article will cover the important elements of writing a CV, along with strategies for navigating your academic job search. Identify what you want Before you begin, you should…
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New Faculty Profile: David Matus
New Faculty Profiles allow GSA members who are establishing their first labs to introduce themselves to our wider community. If you’d like to submit your profile, please complete this form. David Matus Assistant Professor, Stony Brook University, Dept. of Biochemistry and Cell Biology (since 2014) Stony Brook University Lab website Briefly describe the ongoing and expected…
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To fight malnutrition, geneticists are developing more nutritious corn
Corn feeds millions of people, and its low cost makes it particularly important in developing countries. However, it can’t be relied on as the sole source of protein for either humans or livestock because—like most cereals—corn is low in certain essential amino acids. In the 1960s, a type of corn was discovered with boosted levels of…
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Chris Mason on integrating art, law, and humanity through metagenomics of the earth and beyond
Chris Mason, Associate Professor at Weill Cornell Medicine, talks about revolutionizing academic research by setting a 500-year survival plan, harnessing the power of citizen scientists, crowdfunding, and creatively using genetics expertise across disciplines. In the Decoding Life series, we talk to geneticists with diverse career paths, tracing the many directions possible after research training. This series is…
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A fly that thrives on a deadly diet
When a noni fruit ripens, it stinks like old cheese—or even vomit. Familiar to many in the form of expensive juices sold as health supplements, this pungent fruit is engaged in a slow-motion arms race with would-be insect pests. Fruit flies are unable to feast on noni—scientific name Morinda citrifolia—because the fruit is dosed with…
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Is a statistical test letting significance slip through the cracks?
Every scientist is familiar with the p-value: it’s one of the most commonly used metrics in statistics to evaluate the likeliness that an observed relationship is due to chance. Typically, a cutoff is set at p=0.05, such that any p-value of greater than 0.05 means the result is deemed “not statistically significant”—a heartbreaking outcome for…
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Why publish your class activities in CourseSource?
Guest post by Jessamina E. Blum, Jennifer Knight, Michelle Smith, Rachelle Spell, and Erin Vinson. Are you looking for ways to advance your career while sharing creative instructional materials? CourseSource can help! CourseSource is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal that publishes articles describing biology activities developed with evidence-based pedagogical techniques, such as active learning, that have been shown to be…
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New Faculty Profile — Jordan Ward
New Faculty Profiles allow GSA members who are establishing their first labs to introduce themselves to our wider community. If you’d like to submit your profile, please complete this form. Jordan Ward Assistant Professor in the Department of Molecular, Cellular, Developmental Biology University of California Santa Cruz What are your previous training experiences, including your postdoc, graduate school, and…