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An evolutionary geneticist studies co-evolution in unprecedented detail
2025 Genetics Society of America Medal recipient Noah Whiteman uses model systems and precision gene editing to intimately explore chemical co-evolution between species.
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GENETICS welcomes Bertrand Llorente as new Associate Editor
A new Associate Editor is joining GENETICS in the Genome Integrity and Transmission section. We’re excited to welcome Bertrand Llorente to the editorial team.
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New resources for navigating the maze of maize genomics
A unified VCF dataset for maize and SNPversity 2.0 are reported in a new paper in G3.
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In memory of R. Scott Hawley (October 8, 1953–January 31, 2025)
GSA is sad to learn of the passing of R. Scott Hawley, esteemed friend, colleague, and mentor to many. A pioneer of Drosophila and meiosis research and a long-time member, GSA Journals editor and author, and former GSA President, Hawley leaves a profound void in the genetics community and the lives of all he touched,…
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Congratulations to the 2025 Early Career Leadership Program Cohort!
The Genetics Society of America is excited to announce the latest cohort of student and postdoc leaders joining the Early Career Leadership Program. Participants receive training and mentoring while serving on committees charged with understanding the needs, interests, concerns, and challenges of early career scientist members of GSA. As part of this leadership and professional…
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New members of the GSA Board of Directors: 2025–2027
We are pleased to announce the election of six new leaders to the GSA Board of Directors: 2025 Vice President/2026 President Cassandra Extavour Timken Professor of Organismic & Evolutionary Biology and of Molecular & Cellular Biology, Harvard University, and Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator “Read this,” he said, “it will change your life.” My undergraduate…
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Congratulations, Spring 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. #Dros25 will be held in San Diego, CA from March 19–23, 2025. 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…