Community Voices

We’re taking time to get to know the members of the GSA’s Early Career Scientist Committees. Join us to learn more about our 2020 early career scientist advocates. Nicole Torosin Career Development Subcommittee Institution/Affiliations: Genetics Department, Rutgers University  Career Stage: Postdoc Researcher   Research Interest I research evolution by comparing and contrasting the DNA of a…

We’re taking time to get to know the members of the GSA’s Early Career Scientist Committees. Join us to learn more about our 2020 early career scientist advocates. Adrien Assié Steering Committee Postdoc at Baylor College of Medicine   Research Interest I am a microbiologist and bioinformatician interested in host-microbe interactions. Since the beginning of my…

Guest post by Meredith M. Course* and Irini Topalidou.** The career success of graduate students and postdocs (referred to here as “trainees”) is largely dependent on just one or two principal investigators (PIs). PIs influence how trainees think about science and whether they choose to stay in the field. The fundamental purpose of mentorship is for a…

We’re taking time to get to know the members of the GSA’s Early Career Scientist Committees. Join us to learn more about our 2020 early career scientist advocates.   Anthony Arena Policy Subcommittee University of Illinois – Chicago, School of Medicine   Research Interest Our bodies are made of a vast network of tubes necessary for…

We’re taking time to get to know the members of the GSA’s Early Career Leadership Committees. Join us to learn more about our 2020 early career scientist advocates. Elisabeth Marnik Subcommittee: Communication and Outreach Department, Institution: MDI Biological Laboratory/Science Department, Husson University, Bangor, ME Career Stage: Postdoc/Rising new assistant professor. Research Interest Somatic cells and germ cells…

We’re taking time to get to know the members of the GSA’s Early Career Scientist Committees. Join us to learn more about our 2020 early career scientist advocates. Balint Z. Kacsoh  Policy Subcommittee  Epigenetics Department, University of Pennsylvania  Career Stage: Postdoc  Research Interest I believe that the interplay of neurobiology and the social sciences, termed “sociogenetics,”…

We’re taking time to get to know the members of the GSA’s Early Career Scientist Committees. Join us to learn more about our 2020 early career scientist advocates. Caitlin Simopoulos Communications & Outreach Subcommittee Career Stage: Postdoctoral Associate University of Ottawa, Ontario Research Interest I am very interested in systems biology and the application of machine learning…

We’re taking time to get to know the members of the GSA’s Early Career Scientist Committees. Join us to learn more about our 2020 early career scientist advocates. Jacob L. Steenwyk Communications & Outreach Subcommittee Howard Hughes Medical Institute James H. Gilliam Fellow Biological Science Department, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN Research Interest Broadly, I am interested…

As COVID-19 has spread across the world, members of the GSA community have faced unprecedented challenges in their professional and personal lives. To stay connected during this socially distant time, GSA invites the scientists in our community to share how they are meeting these challenges, as well as their questions and worries.  If you would…

We’re taking time to get to know the members of the GSA’s Early Career Scientist Committees. Join us to learn more about our 2020 early career scientist advocates.                   Nashrah Ahmad Communication & Outreach Subcommittee Kent State University Research Interest Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of…

We’re taking time to get to know the members of the GSA’s Early Career Scientist Committees. Join us to learn more about our 2020 early career scientist advocates.                   Małgorzata Anna Gazda Career Development Subcommittee (2019/20), Steering Subcommittee (2020-present) University of Porto, Portugal Research Interest Have you ever…