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Maria Elena Bottazzi: Policy and science behind vaccine development
In the Paths to Science Policy series, we talk to individuals who have a passion for science policy and are active in advocacy through their various roles and careers. The series aims to inform and guide early career scientists interested in science policy. This series is brought to you by the GSA Early Career Scientist…
Community Voices
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Early Career Leadership Spotlight: Junnan Fang
Junnan Fang Career Development Subcommittee Emory University Research Interest: Cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. According to the GLOBOCAN report, in 2020 there were 19 million new cases diagnosed and nearly 10 million cancer-related deaths worldwide. Cancer causes physical, mental, and financial destruction to patients and families and leads to enormous…
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Early Career Leadership Spotlight: Joseph Uche Ogbede
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Early Career Leadership Spotlight: Walid Mawass
Policy & Advocacy
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Accessibility: A journey of learning and change
People with disabilities pursuing STEM careers frequently face hardships, discrimination, stereotypes, and ableism that hamper their growth and well-being. Inability to comply with ADA guidelines has created barriers to accessibility, which worsened with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic as the world transitioned to a virtual way of living. In 2020, many organizations, such as…
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An introduction to science advocacy and policy: a short course from FASEB
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Lance David Miller: Lighting Your Own Fire by Finding the Right Resources
Science & Publishing
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GENETICS welcomes new associate editor Lei Sun
A new associate editor is joining GENETICS in statistical genetics and genomics. We’re excited to welcome Lei Sun to the editorial team. Lei SunAssociate EditorLei Sun is a Professor in Statistics and Biostatistics at the University of Toronto. She studied mathematics at Fudan University and obtained her PhD in statistics from the University of Chicago…
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GENETICS welcomes new editor Konrad Lohse
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GENETICS welcomes new editor Thomas Lenormand
From the Archives
A modern look at ancient DNA
Well over 15,000 years ago, a man and a bear died in a cave in the Jura Mountains in modern-day Switzerland. That was the end of the story for millennia—until their remains were discovered in 1954 by researchers investigating the cave. Further work in the 1990s uncovered the fact that the man had, in fact,…