Community Voices

Guest authors C. Brandon Ogbunugafor and Rafael F. Guerrero demystify higher order epistasis through a short story about the perfect brew. Epistasis is the flavor of the month Epistasis is one of the most popular and provocative topics in modern genetics. It has many different definitions, but one especially useful one is that epistasis is…

A member of GSA’s Conference Childcare Committee presents an overview of childcare resources available at scientific conferences. Guest post by Madhumala K. Sadanandappa. Recently, I received an email from the Genetics Society of America (GSA) regarding my interest in being a part of the Conference Childcare Committee that aims to tackle the childcare-conference conundrum as outlined…

We’re taking time over the following weeks to get to know the members of the GSA’s Early Career Scientist Committees. Join us every week to learn more about our 2019 early career scientist advocates. Emma Powell Co-Chair, Policy Subcommittee University of California, San Francisco Research Interest I use yeast as a model organism for my research…

We’re taking time over the following weeks to get to know the members of the GSA’s Early Career Scientist Committees. Join us every week to learn more about our 2019 early career scientist advocates. Bernarda Calla Career Development Subcommittee University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign   Research Interest One of the main mechanisms used by plants to…

We’re taking time over the following weeks to get to know the members of the GSA’s Early Career Scientist Committees. Join us every week to learn more about our 2019 early career scientist advocates. Şeyma Katrinli Multimedia Subcommittee Emory University School of Medicine Research Interest Psychiatric disorders, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), dramatically lower the…

We’re taking time over the following weeks to get to know the members of the GSA’s Early Career Scientist Committees. Join us every week to learn more about our 2019 early career scientist advocates. Nele Haelterman Early Career Scientist Steering Committee Baylor College of Medicine   Research Interest I’m interested in delineating the cellular and molecular…

We’re taking time over the following weeks to get to know the members of the GSA’s Early Career Scientist Committees. Join us every week to learn more about our 2019 early career scientist advocates. Vandana Raghavan Communication and Outreach Subcommittee Cornell University   Research Interest Maintaining the correct genetic code of an organism is essential for…

We’re taking time over the following weeks to get to know the members of the GSA’s Early Career Scientist Committees. Join us to learn more about our 2019 early career scientist advocates.   Amanda Shaver Co-Chair Early Career Scientist Career Development Subcommittee University of Georgia Research Interest Parasitic nematode worms impose debilitating global health and economic…

Learn about some of the work that graduate students, postdocs, and early career faculty are contributing to the field of genomic prediction. Since 2012, the GSA Journals have published a series of papers focused on genomic prediction. We’re excited to announce a newly-organized Series page that makes it easy to navigate the extensive collection of…

New Faculty Profiles allow GSA members who are establishing their first labs to introduce themselves to our wider community. If you’d like to submit your profile, please complete this form. Kerry Geiler-Samerotte Assistant Professor at the Center for Mechanisms of Evolution School Of Life Sciences Arizona State University Lab website Briefly describe the ongoing and expected research projects…

Guest post by Giovanna Collu. Are you planning a visit to Capitol Hill to advocate for science? We asked Giovanna Collu, former Co-Chair of the Early Career Scientist Policy Subcommittee, to discuss the lessons she learned representing GSA at a Hill Day organized by the Federation of American Societies For Experimental Biology (FASEB).  As well…