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Early Career Scientist Leadership Spotlight — Michelle Jonika
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. Michelle Jonika Career Development Subcommittee Department of Biology, Texas A&M University PhD Candidate Research Interest Sex chromosomes, which are chromosomes that segregate differently among the sexes, have evolved…
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2021 Beadle Award: Ting Wu
After giving a talk in Seattle about chromosome pairing, Chao-ting (Ting) Wu boarded the redeye flight back to Boston and settled in to read a new research paper on an odd new discovery in the human genome. “It was so exciting, I had to get up and walk around on the plane,” she says. “I…
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New editors for Molecular Genetics of Development section of GENETICS
GENETICS is pleased to announce five new editors for the Molecular Genetics of Development section of the journal: Daniela Drummond-Barbosa, Chi-Chung Hui, Hamed Jafar-Nejad, Elliot Meyerowitz, and Karuna Sampath. Daniela Drummond-Barbosa Daniela Drummond-Barbosa is a Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Johns Hopkins University. Her research focuses on the physiological mechanisms…
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GSA statement on anti-AAPI violence
GSA condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the eight murders in Georgia this past week that claimed six people of Asian descent, along with the rising tide of hate and violence directed against the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community.
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Ching-Ho Chang to give Larry Sandler Memorial Lecture at #Dros21
Don’t miss the eagerly-anticipated Larry Sandler Memorial Lecture in the Opening Session of the 62nd Annual Drosophila Research Conference! The Larry Sandler Memorial Lecture is presented by an outstanding recent PhD graduate on the opening night of the Conference. This year, the Larry Sandler Awardee is Ching-Ho Chang, who will present the following lecture based…
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Yeast regain long-lost traits
Yeast circumvent Dollo’s Law and reacquire traits lost tens of millions of years ago from distant relatives. Dollo’s Law, first proposed in the 19th century, holds that evolutionary losses are irreversible — if a species discards a complex trait, it will never reacquire exactly that trait. However, a study published in Genetics highlighted one way that unicellular fungi can…
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FlyBoard grants funding to five Drosophila outreach programs
FlyBoard is pleased to offer funding to five outreach programs, which aim to increase early career scientist participation, equity, and diversity in the Drosophila research community. Amos Abolaji, Drosophila Research and Training CentreThe Drosophila Research and Training Centre (DRTC) is a not-for-profit and non-political organization based in Ibadan, Oyo, Nigeria. It facilitates the use of Drosophila…
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Congratulations to the Fall 2020 DeLill Nasser Awardees!
GSA is pleased to announce the recipients of the DeLill Nasser Award for Professional Development in Genetics for Fall 2020! Given twice a year to graduate students and postdoctoral researchers, DeLill Nasser Awards support attendance at meetings and laboratory courses. The award is named in honor of DeLill Nasser, a long-time GSA supporter and National Science Foundation Program…
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Congratulations to the 2021 Early Career Leadership Program Cohort!
The Genetics Society of America (GSA) is excited to announce the latest cohort of student and postdoc leaders joining the Early Career Leadership Program. Participants receive training and mentoring while serving on committees charged with understanding the needs, interests, concerns, and challenges of early career scientist members of the GSA. As part of this leadership…
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Meet the 2021 Presidential Members (Part 5)
This week, we’re introducing the GSA community to the initial cohort of Presidential Members. Come meet these incoming colleagues.
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Meet the 2021 Presidential Members (Part 4)
This week, we’re introducing the GSA community to the initial cohort of Presidential Members. Come meet these incoming colleagues.