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Goodbye, 2020
Periodically, Mother Nature seems as if she is angry with us, like when Hurricane Katrina drowned my childhood hometown of New Orleans and nearly 2,000 of its citizens. Sometimes we humans bring destruction down upon each other, like the terrorist attacks of 9/11. And then there was 2020. Like many of you, as we rang…
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Early Career Scientist Leadership Spotlight — Antonia De Maio
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. Antonia De Maio Career Development Subcommittee Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School Postdoc Fellow Research Interest The discovery of small-RNAs revolutionized our understanding of RNA and…
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Early Career Scientist Leadership Spotlight — Anna Drangowska-Way
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. Anna Drangowska-Way FASEB Intern Communications & Outreach Subcommittee University of Virginia PhD student Research Interest In science, we are often curious about how genes are regulated, what causes…
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Bizarre Bases: what studying organisms with weird genomes tells us about the rules of life
For every rule, there are exceptions. The same is true for how organisms organize their genomes. From how DNA is packaged in the nucleus to what genetic code is used for translating proteins, notable exceptions are found all across the tree of life. Most organisms use the standard genetic code. A few, such as ciliates,…
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Neal Lemon: Intersecting industry and academia
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. Neal Lemon currently serves as the Associate Director of Technology Licensing and Corporate Outreach for the Penn Center for…
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New editors are joining GENETICS
GENETICS is pleased to announce three new editors: Kavita Jain, Amanda Larracuente , and Tina Tootle. GENETICS Kavita Jain Kavita Jain is a theoretical physicist by training and has been working on problems in theoretical population genetics for more than a decade. She is interested in understanding the adaptive dynamics of microbial populations, evolutionary dynamics…
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In Memoriam: Angelika Amon, a brilliant scientist and a dear friend
When you’ve been in science long enough, you become part of a certain generation: people with whom you were roommates at Gordon conferences as postdocs, discussed your latest data and shiny ideas during session breaks as a young faculty, and looked forward to seeing at meetings as established scientists. Angelika was part of my generation;…