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A look ahead with GENETICS Editor in Chief Howard Lipshitz
Stepping up to the helm of a journal like GENETICS is no easy task, but Howard Lipshitz is ready for the challenge. * GENETICS and GSA have been a part of Lipshitz’s career from the very start. “I joined the Society in 1979 as a student member so that I could get a monthly copy…
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Early Career Scientist Leadership Spotlight — Marie Berenguer
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. Marie Berenguer Early Career Scientist Community and Membership Engagement Subcommittee Development, Aging, and Regeneration Program, Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute Postdoc Associate Research Interest Embryonic development…
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Genetics Society of America honors five geneticists for contributions to science
The Genetics Society of America is pleased to announce the 2021 recipients of its annual awards for distinguished service in the field of genetics. The five scientists honored are recognized by their peers for their outstanding contributions to research and education. Awardees will present their work in a lecture series to be held online during…
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Nerve cell organelle mystery
NUN bodies in C. elegans offer clues about nervous system differentiation. One of the most active areas of research today explores the differences between individual cell types and how cells become differentiated. This specialization of cell types relies on changes in gene expression, but how those changes are orchestrated remains unknown. Now, research published in…
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New Senior Editors joining GENETICS and G3
GENETICS and G3: Genes|Genomes|Genetics are pleased to announce two new Senior Editors: Meera Sundaram and Brian Oliver. GENETICS Meera Sundaram Meera Sundaram is a Professor of Genetics at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. She received her BA in Biology from Mount Holyoke College and her PhD in Molecular Biology from Princeton University, and…
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New members of the GSA Board of Directors: 2021–2023
The Genetics Society of America is pleased to welcome five new leaders to the Board of Directors. Congratulations to the incoming Vice President and four new Directors, who will serve from 2021–2023. GSA looks forward to working together to support, uplift, and connect our scientific community. 2021 Vice President/2022 President E. Jane Hubbard Professor, Department…