Articles tagged Awards & Prizes
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We’re thrilled to announce the Spring 2025 recipients of the DeLill Nasser Award for Professional Development in Genetics! Awarded twice a year, these grants help graduate students and postdocs take the next step in their careers—whether that’s attending a scientific meeting, participating in a lab course, or connecting with the broader genetics community. The award…

One of the most influential geneticists of our time, Dr. Joanne Chory (1955-2024), recipient of the Thomas Hunt Morgan Medal, transformed modern molecular plant biology and applied her trailblazing discoveries to some of science’s most intractable challenges.

2025 George W. Beadle Award recipient Sudhir Kumar creates computational platforms that make genomic analysis accessible—and sustainable—for scientists and non-scientists alike.

For the inaugural recipient of the Genetics Society of America Mentorship Award Dr. Brandon Gaut, leading a lab is not only scientific but personal.

2025 Edward Novitski Prize recipient Kevin Struhl’s pioneering work on yeast molecular biology and transcriptional regulatory mechanisms is driven by a desire to understand how things work—with bonus points for elegant experimentation.

Jason Williams, recipient of the 2025 Elizabeth W. Jones Award for Excellence in Education, brings empathy and accessibility to a genomics education. 

Genetics Society of America Early Career Medal recipient Shinya Yamamoto credits his broad veterinary training with shaping his open-minded approach to model organisms, collaborative research, and seeing technical limitations as opportunities.

2025 Genetics Society of America Medal recipient Noah Whiteman uses model systems and precision gene editing to intimately explore chemical co-evolution between species.

We are pleased to announce the recipients of the GSA Poster Awards for posters presented at the 66th Annual Drosophila Research Conference! Undergraduate and graduate student members of GSA were eligible for the awards, and a hard-working team of judges made the determinations. Congratulations to all! Undergraduate students: Ines Riojas, Lake Forest College Glial Expression of ER…

The Genetics Society of America is pleased to announce the 2025 recipients of its GSA Awards for distinguished service in the field of genetics. The awardees were nominated by their colleagues and selected by the Board of Directors. They will be recognized with presentations at GSA Conferences in 2025 and 2026, including the upcoming 66th…

Qili Liu to present the first Hugo Bellen and Catherine Tasnier Drosophila Neurogenetics Lecture at 66th Annual Drosophila Research Conference