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Why PEQG is the meeting population, evolutionary, and quantitative geneticists can’t miss
What makes the Population, Evolutionary, and Quantitative Genetics (PEQG) Conference so special? For many researchers, it’s the rare chance to gather with experts who work across an incredible range of model systems, approaches, and questions, all while sharing a deep common interest.
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FeaturedCongratulations, Fall 2025 Victoria Finnerty Travel Award recipients!
The Victoria Finnerty Undergraduate Travel Award supports conference-attendance costs for undergraduate GSA members who are presenting research at the Annual Drosophila Research Conference. #Dros26 will be held in Chicago, Illinois from March 4-8, 2026. Victoria Finnerty, who died in February 2011, was a long-time member of the Genetics Society of America and served the Drosophila community and the genetics community at large in…
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FeaturedRe-introducing David Hogness, a pioneer of molecular genetics and developmental biology.
Nowadays, we don’t think twice about running a Q-PCR to check the expression of our favorite gene, or to sequence a genomic region to identify a mutation that causes an interesting phenotype. In contrast, 50 years ago, it could take an entire PhD to accomplish such a task. Molecular genetics has evolved at an exponential…
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FeaturedLanding a faculty position: Erin Jimenez
Interviews from newly appointed faculty members shed light on the path to landing a faculty position.
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FeaturedDetermining causative alleles underlying the link between Epstein-Barr virus and multiple sclerosis
New research published in G3 identifies genetic risk variants of multiple sclerosis in immune cells, with many alleles relevant in EBV infection.
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FeaturedWhy present a poster at Dros 2026?
Learn from organizer Akhila Rajan about poster presentations: why they’re important and what you can gain from them at the 67th Annual Drosophila Research Conference.
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FeaturedLanding a faculty position: Anyi Mazo-Vargas
Interviews from newly appointed faculty members shed light on the path to landing a faculty position.