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Landing a faculty position: Seungsoo Kim
Interviews from newly appointed faculty members shed light on the path to landing a faculty position.
Community Voices
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Landing a faculty position: Erin Jimenez
Interviews from newly appointed faculty members shed light on the path to landing a faculty position.
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Landing a faculty position: Anyi Mazo-Vargas
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Early Career Leadership Spotlight: Madhulika Rai
Policy & Advocacy
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When U.S. scientific research isn’t funded, the economy takes a hit
Our latest blog series shedding light on how members of our community are being affected by recent government funding and policy changes continues with a look into the economic impact to the United States and loss of output from decreased investment in science. Read the previous post on how the changes are impacting early career…
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Policy changes are closing the door on the “American Dream”
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How policy changes are driving top researchers abroad and what that means for the U.S.
Science & Publishing
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From flies to potential therapeutics: new insights into treating aggressive childhood tumors published in GENETICS
Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison are using an unexpected ally in the fight against a devastating childhood brain cancer: fruit flies. In a new GENETICS study, Sam Krabbenhoft and the labs of Peter Lewis and Melissa Harrison developed a Drosophila model to explore the genetic drivers of pediatric diffuse midline glioma—a rare, aggressive tumor…
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Re-introducing David Hogness, a pioneer of molecular genetics and developmental biology.
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Determining causative alleles underlying the link between Epstein-Barr virus and multiple sclerosis
From the Archives
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Cold-loving fungi fight frostbite, but can’t take the heat
To the unaided eye, Antarctic soil and alpine glaciers may appear to be barren wastelands devoid of life. But some microbes call hostile habitats like these home. Research on one such organism, published in the latest issue of G3, reveals some of the mechanisms behind cold adaptation—and explains why these otherwise hardy creatures can’t survive…