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 early career scientist advocates. Angela Jones Communication & Outreach Duke University Research Interest: I am interested in how genetic differences between humans affect our response to diseases. My research specifically looks at the…

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 early career scientist advocates. Junnan Fang Career Development Subcommittee Emory University Research Interest: Cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. According to the GLOBOCAN report, in 2020 there were 19…

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 early career scientist advocates. Joseph Uche Ogbede Community and Membership Engagement Harvard University/Boston Children’s Hospital Research Interest I am most interested in understanding molecular events and therefore discovering new treatment options for different…

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 early career scientist advocates. Walid Mawass Community and Membership Engagement Subcommittee University of Arizona Research Interest: I am generally interested in evolutionary genetics. Specifically, my research centers on genetic variation and how it…

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 early career scientist advocates. Thomas Atenya Career Development Subcommittee Kenya Institute of Primate Research Research Interests: I grew up in Kenya, a developing country in sub-Saharan Africa. There, health evolution is still taking…

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 early career scientist advocates. Sarah Renee Phillips Multimedia Subcommittee Yale University Research Interests: I am interested in the ecology and evolution of primate immunity and infectious disease. My interest lies specifically among great…

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 early career scientist advocates. Ankit Sood Career Development Subcommittee University of Minnesota Research Interest: Picture this: a friend recommends a new restaurant that has opened in your neighborhood. Based on their suggestion, you…

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 early career scientist advocates. Selcan Aydin Accessibility Subcommittee The Jackson Laboratory Research Interest: Early in my career, I realized that staying in one field was not satisfying, and I enjoyed interdisciplinary research. This…

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 early career scientist advocates. Abhinava K. Mishra Career Development Subcommittee University of California, Santa Barbara Research Interest: Since my early childhood, I have been fascinated by curiosity-driven science. More so, I perceived natural…

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 early career scientist advocates. Opoola Mubaraq Abolaji Communication and Outreach Subcommittee University of Louisville Research Interest: I started my career as an agriculturist. I am a trained animal scientist and used to work…

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 early career scientist advocates. Ashitha SNM Multimedia Subcommittee Indian National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences Research Interest: It was an instant connection with genetics, and then there was no looking back!…