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News & Events
Items of interest curated by GSA for the genetics community.
News
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NSF seeks public input on its Fiscal Year 2026–2030 Strategic Plan
NSF welcomes feedback on its FY 2026-2030 Strategic Plan from all interested parties across the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics research and education communities.January 20, 2026 -
GSA 2025 Year in Review
GSA’s mission is made possible through support from our community members and volunteers. Browse the 2025 Year in Review for a full recap of the Society’s accomplishments in 2025.January 8, 2026 -
Join or renew GSA membership for 2026
2025 GSA memberships expired on December 31, but there's still time to register and benefit from membership perks in 2026, including discounted registration for the Dros26, Fungal26, PEQG26, and Yeast26 conferences.January 31, 2026 -
January 2026 issue of G3 published
Read the latest science published in G3: Genes|Genomes|Genetics.January 12, 2026 -
January 2026 issue of GENETICS published
Read the latest science published GENETICS.January 12, 2026 -
US Congress returns to finish FY 2026 spending bills
The nine outstanding spending bills for FY 2026 include the Labor, Health and Humans Services, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Energy and Water spending bills for which FASEB has funding recommendations.January 7, 2026 -
NIH to review grant proposals frozen, denied, or withdrawn because of Trump directives
The agency will evaluate each application “in good faith” using its standard processes, stated a joint stipulation filed with plaintiff scientists and several groups representing them.December 30, 2025
Events
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Dros 2026 hotel reservation deadline
Book your accommodations with the Dros 2026 group rate at the Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk.February 3, 2026 -
PEQG26 Abstract Submission deadline
Submission topics for the Population, Evolutionary, and Quantitative Genetics Conference include computational and statistical genetics, genome biology, conservation and ecological genetics, microbial genomics, and more. Submit an abstract to present a talk or poster.February 5, 2026 -
Innovative Models for STEM Workforce Development in Critical Technologies: Cross-disciplinary, Cross-sectoral Solutions
This NAS one-day public symposium will examine cross-disciplinary, cross-sectoral strategies to strengthen U.S. STEM workforce readiness in the face of rapid technological change.January 29, 2026 -
2026 NIH Office of Science Policy Summer Internship Program application deadline
Interns, who are undergraduate, graduate, and/or professional students, work side-by-side with leading policy experts to learn strategies for advancing national science and technology policy and obtain practical experience in policy analyses and development.February 27, 2026 -
67th Annual Drosophila Research Conference
Join us March 4–8, 2026 for #Dros26 in Chicago!March 4, 2026 -
33rd Fungal Genetics Conference
Join us for #Fungal26 at Asilomar in Pacific Grove, CA!March 17, 2026 -
The Fitness Landscape: A Call for Papers submission deadline
The GENETICS journal solicits substantive empirical and theoretical contributions to the study of fitness landscapes, 13 which we understand broadly as the relationship between the genotype and fitness-related 14 phenotypes.March 18, 2026 -
PEQG26 early registration deadline
Save hundreds on your Population, Evolutionary, and Quantitative Genetics Conference attendance by registering early.April 1, 2026 -
Population, Evolutionary, and Quantitative Genetics Conference
Join us for #PEQG26 at Asilomar in Pacific Grove, CA!June 9, 2026