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Congratulations, Fall 2026 Victoria Finnerty Undergraduate Travel Award recipients!
The Victoria Finnerty Undergraduate Travel Award helps undergraduate GSA members presenting their research at the Annual Drosophila Research Conference offset the costs of attending the meeting. This year, the 68th Annual Drosophila Research Conference will bring the Drosophila research community together in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February 17–21, 2027. The award honors Victoria “Vickie” Finnerty, a longtime…
Community Voices
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Early Career Leadership Spotlight: Samuel Isife
We’re taking time to get to know the members of the GSA Early Career Scientist Subcommittees. Join us to learn more about members of the Early Career Leadership Program.
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Early Career Leadership Spotlight: Faye Romero
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Early Career Leadership Spotlight: Pablo Augusto de Souza Fonseca
Policy & Advocacy
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Research funding roadmap: The route to today’s model
Research funding today is complicated. Much of that complexity traces back to World War II, which reshaped who pays for science. Prior to the war, most research funding came from philanthropic donations and government labs. Depending on the donor, funds were used for a new building or to support a specific researcher. For instance, Thomas…
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Anatomy of an R01 Grant
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What happens when you send a letter to Congress?
Science & Publishing
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Genetic model turns routine mating into a visible injury model
A new model of copulatory wounding in Drosophila melanogaster offers a genetic tool to study sexual conflict.
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Genomic Prediction: Submissions welcome in G3
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GENETICS and G3 welcome new editors
From the Archives
Cold-loving fungi fight frostbite, but can’t take the heat
To the unaided eye, Antarctic soil and alpine glaciers may appear to be barren wastelands devoid of life. But some microbes call hostile habitats like these home. Research on one such organism, published in the latest issue of G3, reveals some of the mechanisms behind cold adaptation—and explains why these otherwise hardy creatures can’t survive…




