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News
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GSA collaborates with PGED and RSI to launch NSF-funded BIO-LEAPS project to support culture change in genetics
“Culture Change–Building a Relational and Inclusive Discipline through Genetics Engagement” is a capacity-building initiative that seeks to explore public engagement with science as a path for transformative culture change in the field of genetics.May 6, 2024 -
GSA Journals Editors elected to the National Academy of Sciences
Congratulations to G3 Associate Editor Charlie Boone and GENETICS Senior Editors Nick Barton and Oliver Hobert!May 2, 2024 -
GSA members elected to the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Congratulations to Maureen Barr, Michael Feiss, Arlen Johnson, Brian Peer, Gisela Storz, and Michael Welte.April 24, 2024 -
GSA member Julio Molina Pineda receives DeLill Nasser Award, shines at TAGC 2024
The award recognizes his genetics research and work leveraging natural variation in yeast to understand why certain individuals are more susceptible to stress and disease, as well as his service and leadership in his community.April 16, 2024 -
US appropriators hear from Federal Science Agencies
Appropriators in both the House and Senate heard from President Biden’s cabinet secretaries concerning their fiscal year 2025 budget requests.April 24, 2024 -
NIH to increase pay levels for pre- and postdoctoral scholars at grantee institutions
Predoctoral scholars will receive an approximate 4% increase in their pay level, and postdoctoral scholars will receive an approximate increase of 8%.April 23, 2024 -
GENETICS Associate Editor Christian Landry received 2024 Canada Gairdner Momentum Award
The award recognizes Landry's development of novel approaches that combine synthetic biology, experimental evolution, and systems biology to address fundamental questions about gene function relevant to health and human disease.April 11, 2024
Events
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Spring 2024 DeLill Nasser Award application deadline
GSA graduate student or postdoc members may apply for funding for conferences and laboratory courses.May 9, 2024 -
2024 George W. Beadle Award Seminar: Deborah Andrew
"Transcriptional Regulation of Organ Specification, Form, and Function in a Model System"May 16, 2024 -
HHMI Freeman Hrabowski Scholars Program application deadline
Each early career scholar is appointed for up to two five-year terms, receiving up to $8.6 million in total support over 10 years.May 15, 2024 -
Opportunities and Challenges for Genomic Data Analyses in Biobanks: A Call for Papers
The journals of the Genetics Society of America, GENETICS and G3: Genes|Genomes|Genetics, are calling for submissions of papers on biobank-scale genomic data analyses.May 31, 2024 -
2025 Vilcek Prize application deadline
The Vilcek Foundation will award three prizes of $50,000 each to young, immigrant biomedical scientists who demonstrate outstanding early achievement.June 10, 2024 -
2024 Edward Novitski Prize Seminar: Elaine Ostrander
"Dogs and Their Genes: Whatever Will They Think of Next?"June 13, 2024 -
Starter Culture Microgrant application deadline
This program gives GSA members of any career stage up to $2000 for a project that will benefit the genetics community.June 30, 2024 -
2024 Thomas Hunt Morgan Medal Seminar: Paul Sternberg
"A Worm’s Eye View of the Genotype-Phenotype Problem"July 30, 2024 -
25th International Worm Meeting
Join us for #Worm25! Location and exact dates will be announced soon.June 1, 2025