Articles by Editorial Staff (435 results)

Publishing research in one of the GSA Journals as an undergraduate is a significant and valuable authorship experience and we want to hear your story (even if it was published years ago!). GSA’s Spotlight on Undergraduate Research showcases GENETICS and G3: Genes|Genomes|Genetics authors who were undergraduates when contributing to their paper. Adriana Calderon Undergraduate Senior, Whitworth University Research…

Publishing research in one of the GSA Journals as an undergraduate is a significant and valuable authorship experience and we want to hear your story (even if it was published years ago!). GSA’s Spotlight on Undergraduate Research showcases GENETICS and G3: Genes|Genomes|Genetics authors who were undergraduates when contributing to their paper. Kelsey Moore Graduate Student, University of…

Catch up on 2015’s most popular Community Voices posts! Inherit the Wand: The Genetics of Wizardry in Harry Potter Read about how Eric Spana combines his genetic outreach work with Harry Potter nerdiness. Also, learn how to explain the existence of squibs, given a dominant wizarding gene. Worm CRISPR Workshop at the International C. elegans Meeting Technical tips and progress…

Catch up on 2015’s most popular Education posts! Undergrads power genomics research With 1014 authors, an article by Leung et al. in the May issue of G3 has the largest author list of any paper published in the journal. More than 900 of those authors were undergraduate students when they performed the research. Introducing undergrads to…

Publishing research in one of the GSA Journals as an undergraduate is a significant and valuable authorship experience and we want to hear your story (even if it was published years ago!). GSA’s Spotlight on Undergraduate Research showcases GENETICS and G3: Genes|Genomes|Genetics authors who were undergraduates when contributing to their paper. Jessalyn Tackett Undergraduate Senior, Hendrix College…

Catch up on 2015’s most popular Policy & Advocacy posts! How labor reform might overhaul postdoc pay A proposed rule from the U.S. Department of Labor could soon mandate that postdocs making less than $50,440 per year will be eligible for overtime pay at 1.5 times their hourly rate. Research labs are generally not prepared…

Catch up on 2015’s most popular Science & Publishing posts! Undergrads power genomics research With 1014 authors, an article by Leung et al. in the May issue of G3 has the largest author list of any paper published in the journal. More than 900 of those authors were undergraduate students when they performed the research. Human…

New Faculty Profiles showcase GSA members who are establishing their first independent labs. If you’d like to be considered for a profile, please complete this form on the GSA website.   Jared Nordman Assistant Professor (Since 2015) Department of Biological Sciences Vanderbilt University Lab website   Research program: Regulation of genome duplication requires exquisite control to…

The Genetics Society of America (GSA) is pleased to announce the selection of nine new Trainee Representatives who will serve on the Board of Directors and the Society’s programmatic committees. The GSA Trainee Representative program began in 2013 as a way to engage students and postdocs in the Society and offer an opportunity for the…

Publishing research in one of the GSA Journals as an undergraduate is a significant and valuable authorship experience and we want to hear your story (even if it was published years ago!). GSA’s Spotlight on Undergraduate Research showcases GENETICS and G3: Genes|Genomes|Genetics authors who were undergraduates when contributing to their paper. Faiz Kabbinavar Undergraduate Institution: University of Pittsburgh…

Check out the December issue of G3! Meeting Report Meeting Report: Fungal Genomics Meets Social Media: Highlights of the 28th Fungal Genetics Conference at Asilomar Michelle Momany, Antonio Di Pietro, William G. Alexander, Bridget M. Barker, Omar S. Harb, Sophien Kamoun, Francis Martin, J. Chris Pires, Jason E Stajich, Bart P. H. J. Thomma, and…