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Why do so many Nobel Prizes go to scientists working on fruit flies?
As night fell, astronomer Jean Jacques d’Ortous de Mairan watched a plant’s leaves, symmetrically arranged side-by-side on a stem, clamp shut. It was 1729, and he was studying the dramatic nocturnal movement of Mimosa pudica. Strangely, he found that the plant behaved the same way even when it wasn’t exposed to natural cycles of light…
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Early Career Scientist Leadership Spotlight — Amey Redkar
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. Amey Redkar Communication and Outreach Subcommittee The Sainsbury Laboratory, Norwich, UK Research Interest Plant pathogens have a…
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How the fruit fly’s daily rhythms led to big discoveries—and a Nobel Prize
The unassuming fruit fly has paved the way for another big scientific win: on October 2nd, the Nobel Assembly awarded the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine to Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash, and Michael W. Young for their discoveries of the molecular mechanisms behind circadian rhythms. These biologists have spent their careers studying…
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Aashiq Mirza on the importance of being collaborative for a successful career in academic research
Interview with Aashiq Mirza, postdoctoral fellow at Weill Cornell Medicine, talks about acquiring interdisciplinary skills and practical habits for success during the early stages of a research career. 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…
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Early Career Scientist Leadership Spotlight — Jessica Velez
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. Jessica Velez Communication and Outreach Subcommittee University of Tennessee Knoxville/Oak Ridge National Laboratory Research Interest: Agriculture has…