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In Memoriam: Lea Kanner Bleyman
GSA member Lea Kanner Bleyman died on November 6, 2020, three days short of her 84th birthday. Lea was a Professor Emerita in the Department of Natural Sciences at Baruch College and a past-President of the International Society of Protozoologists (now the International Society of Protistologists). Lea was born in Halle, Germany on November 9,…
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GSA partners with the Personal Genetics Education Project for inclusive public engagement on genetics
The Genetics Society of America (GSA) and the Personal Genetics Education Project (pgEd) of Harvard Medical School announce a new partnership to build public dialogue about genetic technologies. Their joint program aims to better equip scientists to engage in discussions about genetics with all communities, with special emphasis on those who have been marginalized, economically…
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CJ Neely: Taking time to find a career you love
In the Decoding Life series, we talk to geneticists with diverse career paths, tracing the many directions possible after research training. This series is brought to you by the GSA Early Career Scientist Career Development Subcommittee. CJ Neely is a certified career coach and Assistant Director of Career Education at Johns Hopkins Medical Institute. She…
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Early Career Scientist Leadership Spotlight — Albert Weston Hinman
We’re taking time to get to know the members of the GSA’s Early Career Scientist Committees. Join us to learn more about our 2020 early career scientist advocates. Albert Weston Hinman Policy and Advocacy Subcommittee Stanford University Research Interest Meiosis is a specialized cell division program that reduces an individual’s two sets of matched chromosomes…
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Announcing three new GENETICS editors
GENETICS is pleased to announce three new editors: Jonathan Flint, Michael Gore, and Aurélien Tellier. GENETICS Jonathan Flint David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA Jonathan Flint is a British behavior geneticist and professor in residence in the Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. In 2015, he…
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From pipetting to policy: Using your skills as a scientist to make a difference in local government
Guest post by Rebecca Mandt. Being a scientist can be incredibly rewarding. As a PhD student who studies the genetics and evolution of the malaria parasite, I am motivated to go to the lab every day because I believe the research I do will contribute in some way to our future ability to address a serious…
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Early Career Scientist Leadership Spotlight — Nicole Torosin
We’re taking time to get to know the members of the GSA’s Early Career Scientist Committees. Join us to learn more about our 2020 early career scientist advocates. Nicole Torosin Career Development Subcommittee Institution/Affiliations: Genetics Department, Rutgers University Career Stage: Postdoc Researcher Research Interest I research evolution by comparing and contrasting the DNA of a…
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Early Career Scientist Leadership Spotlight — Adrien Assié
We’re taking time to get to know the members of the GSA’s Early Career Scientist Committees. Join us to learn more about our 2020 early career scientist advocates. Adrien Assié Steering Committee Postdoc at Baylor College of Medicine Research Interest I am a microbiologist and bioinformatician interested in host-microbe interactions. Since the beginning of my…