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Unequal divisions of death
Apoptotic pathway promotes asymmetric cell division during C. elegans development. Cell division doesn’t always produce identical daughter cells; often, the demands of multicellular development require cells to split into two quite different daughters with quite different fates. These “asymmetric” divisions are needed so that cells can differentiate and specialize, and some cells are even programmed…
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Nested CRISPR for cloning-free fluorescent tags
A better way to make endogenous reporters in C. elegans CRISPR systems for gene editing have revolutionized biological research, but the method still has limitations. While it is usually straightforward to delete parts of the genome using CRISPR, large insertions can be a challenge. This has been the case even for the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans,…
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Early Career Leadership Spotlight — Emma Powell
We’re taking time over the following weeks to get to know the members of the GSA’s Early Career Scientist Committees. Join us every week to learn more about our 2019 early career scientist advocates. Emma Powell Co-Chair, Policy Subcommittee University of California, San Francisco Research Interest I use yeast as a model organism for my research…
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GSA Journals Spotlight 2018
The GSA Journals, GENETICS and G3: Genes|Genomes|Genetics, are proud to present our annual Spotlight booklets for research published in 2018. Each Spotlight is a showcase of the excellent research and scholarship published over the course of the year, along with a selection of striking images submitted by our authors. Browse the 2018 GENETICS Spotlight. Browse the 2018 G3 Spotlight.
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Early Career Leadership Spotlight — Bernarda Calla
We’re taking time over the following weeks to get to know the members of the GSA’s Early Career Scientist Committees. Join us every week to learn more about our 2019 early career scientist advocates. Bernarda Calla Career Development Subcommittee University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Research Interest One of the main mechanisms used by plants to…
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Genetics Society of America Awards 2019 GSA Medal to Anne Villeneuve
The Genetics Society of America (GSA) is pleased to announce that Anne Villeneuve, PhD, of Stanford University is the recipient of the 2019 Genetics Society of America Medal. Villeneuve is recognized for her research on the mechanisms governing chromosome inheritance during sexual reproduction. Her research focuses on meiosis, the specialized cell division program involved in…
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Early Career Leadership Spotlight — Şeyma Katrinli
We’re taking time over the following weeks to get to know the members of the GSA’s Early Career Scientist Committees. Join us every week to learn more about our 2019 early career scientist advocates. Şeyma Katrinli Multimedia Subcommittee Emory University School of Medicine Research Interest Psychiatric disorders, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), dramatically lower the…
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Undergraduate Travel Award winners — 22nd International C. elegans Conference
To promote excellence in undergraduate research and education, the Genetics Society of America has established a travel award to assist undergraduate members attending a GSA conference and presenting their research. We’re proud to announce the winners of the Undergraduate Travel Award! The recipients will be attending the 22nd International C. elegans Conference at UCLA from June 20–24, 2019. We can’t…
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Early Career Leadership Spotlight — Nele Haelterman
We’re taking time over the following weeks to get to know the members of the GSA’s Early Career Scientist Committees. Join us every week to learn more about our 2019 early career scientist advocates. Nele Haelterman Early Career Scientist Steering Committee Baylor College of Medicine Research Interest I’m interested in delineating the cellular and molecular…