We’re taking time over the following weeks to get to know the members of the GSA’s Early Career Scientist Committees. Join us every week to learn more about our early career scientist advocates.         Alison Gerken Communication & Outreach Subcommittee Liaison United States Department of Agriculture Research Interest: I am working to…

Check out the March issue of G3! Table of Contents Investigations Genomic Regions Associated with Tolerance to Freezing Stress and Snow Mold in Winter Wheat Erika B. Kruse, Scott W. Carle, Nuan Wen, Daniel Z. Skinner, Timothy D. Murray, Kimberly A. Garland-Campbell, Arron H. Carter G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics March 2017, 7: 775-780; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1534/g3.116.037622…

We are pleased to announce that Susan A. Gerbi, PhD is the 2017 recipient of the George W. Beadle Award in recognition of her outstanding contributions to the genetics community. In the course of her research on DNA replication and amplification, Gerbi has helped develop techniques for mapping replication origins, genome sequencing, and whole organism…

We are pleased to announce that David Kingsley, PhD is the 2017 recipient of the GSA Medal for outstanding contributions to the field of genetics in the past 15 years. His experimental work has shifted paradigms about how the physical traits of vertebrate organisms evolve. Kingsley is a Professor and Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator…

Check out the March issue of GENETICS by looking at the highlights or the full table of contents! ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS Simultaneous modeling of disease status and clinical phenotypes to increase power in genome-wide association studies, pp. 1041-1047 Michael Bilow, Fernando Crespo, Zhicheng Pan, Eleazar Eskin, and Susana Eyheramendy Jointly modeling clinical phenotype and disease status is a promising…

The Genetics Society of America (GSA) is pleased to announce the newly appointed leaders of our Early Career Scientist Steering Committee. The committee is charged with understanding the interests, concerns, and challenges of early career scientist members of the GSA. As part of this leadership and professional development program, appointees will explore current policies and…

Fruit fly larvae have one goal: eat as much as possible. After the tiny worm-like larvae hatch from eggs embedded into the flesh of rotting fruit, they eat their way out. After days of gorging, they find a good spot to pupate and then emerge as adults. Fruit flies cannot grow after this transformation, however,…

When geneticist Rob Unckless took his son to Lego Club at the local library, he was not expecting to start a new collaboration. The result is the striking piece of science-inspired art that graces the cover of the February issue of GENETICS. Created by artist Kent Smith, “Attack of the 50 Foot Mosquito” was inspired…