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Institutions should take responsibility for trainee mentorship
Guest post by Meredith M. Course* and Irini Topalidou.** The career success of graduate students and postdocs (referred to here as “trainees”) is largely dependent on just one or two principal investigators (PIs). PIs influence how trainees think about science and whether they choose to stay in the field. The fundamental purpose of mentorship is for a…
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Early Career Scientist Leadership Spotlight — Anthony Arena
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. Anthony Arena Policy Subcommittee University of Illinois – Chicago, School of Medicine Research Interest Our bodies are made of a vast network of tubes necessary for…
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Three new editors join GENETICS
GENETICS is pleased to announce three new editors: Barbara Conradt, Eva Hoffmann, and Jianming Yu. GENETICS Barbara Conradt University College London, UK Conradt studied in Germany and the US. For her PhD she joined Bill Wickner’s lab at UCLA where she worked on biochemical analyses of vacuole inheritance in S. cerevisiae. As a postdoc, she joined…
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Equity and Inclusion Update: The Presidential Membership Initiative
The GSA Equity and Inclusion Committee shares progress and plans for the future and introduces the Presidential Membership Initiative.
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Early Career Scientist Leadership Spotlight — Elisabeth Marnik
We’re taking time to get to know the members of the GSA’s Early Career Leadership Committees. Join us to learn more about our 2020 early career scientist advocates. Elisabeth Marnik Subcommittee: Communication and Outreach Department, Institution: MDI Biological Laboratory/Science Department, Husson University, Bangor, ME Career Stage: Postdoc/Rising new assistant professor. Research Interest Somatic cells and germ cells…