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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…

Scientific discoveries rarely happen in isolation. A finding from one laboratory can inspire an experiment in another, while an observation buried in a decades-old paper might provide the missing piece of an entirely different research question. Sharing scientific findings and building on what others have learned is fundamental to advancing modern biology. One influential example…

In this interview, Sarah Ruttenberg of the GSA Early Career Scientist Policy and Advocacy Subcommittee talked with Dr. Lyric Jorgenson, the director of science policy for the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Aside from presentations, papers, awards, and grants, early stage scientists build meaningful careers through connections with their communities. Staying engaged beyond the lab, whether through participating in workshops, seeking mentors, or communicating with the public, is key.  After speaking at BigBREW recently, where we shared our work with “Taking Our Best Shot” (TOBS), we began…

Tensions between Americans and Europeans are running high in European waters. Among lobsters, that is. As a new study in G3: Genes|Genomes|Genetics explains, the European lobster Homarus gammarus, which is already red-listed in parts of its range, is increasingly threatened by the American species Homarus americanus. H. americanus is typically larger and more aggressive than…

In this interview, Sarah Ruttenberg of the GSA Early Career Scientist Policy and Advocacy Subcommittee talked with principal investigator Lawrence Brody who directs the division of genomics and society for the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), in Bethesda, Maryland. Brody has managed both a research lab and science policy programs for almost two decades.

The previous post in this two-part series focused on the United State’s current research funding model and the history behind it—but today, we’re facing policy debates that may radically change this long-standing process. In the last two years, the U.S. federal administration has pushed for changes to how federal funds are allocated and used. A…

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…

If you work in a lab that receives funding from the U.S. federal government, chances are that you’ve heard the term “R01” (pronounced “R – OH – 1”). An R01 is one of the many grant types awarded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The R series, or Research Grant, is the most common…

A new model of copulatory wounding in Drosophila melanogaster offers a genetic tool to study sexual conflict.

As Genomic Prediction continues to gain momentum, we’re looking for impactful research to publish. Could your work be the next scientific breakthrough?