Policy & Advocacy

We have heard an outpouring of anger and fear from our members since the President’s budget proposal was released on March 16th. As GSA President Lynn Cooley and Vice-President Jeannie Lee argued last week, the proposed gutting of federal research budgets would be terrible for science—and worse for society. But this is just a proposal.…

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 early career scientist advocates.           Sumeet Nayak Communication & Outreach Subcommittee Co-Chair University of Massachusetts Medical School Research Interest: My research interest…

President Trump has proposed crippling cuts to federally supported research —including a reduction of medical research funding by nearly a fifth—that would be a disaster not just for innovation, but for Americans’ health and economic prosperity. Cuts at this unprecedented scale would have both immediate and long-term consequences: Promising research projects abandoned, labs closed, and…

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 early career scientist advocates.         Alison Gerken Communication & Outreach Subcommittee Liaison United States Department of Agriculture Research Interest: I am working to…

The Genetics Society of America (GSA) is pleased to announce the newly appointed leaders of our Early Career Scientist Steering Committee. The committee is charged with understanding the interests, concerns, and challenges of early career scientist members of the GSA. As part of this leadership and professional development program, appointees will explore current policies and…

On Earth Day, April 22, 2017, scientists and other community members across the world will be assembling in a public display of support for science. The March for Science is a non-partisan rally and teach-in to be held in Washington, DC, along with a network of affiliated events taking place at more than 300 locations worldwide.…

UPDATE, July 10, 2018 After more than a year of legal battles, the most recent version of the travel ban has been upheld by the Supreme Court. We wish to reiterate our previous statement, underlining the extent to which such restrictive policies not only harm the scientific community, but the technological and societal progress that…

The Genetics Society of America does not take stands on political candidates or parties. Nevertheless, because the recent American election campaign was characterized by deep divisions and episodes of anger and fear, we feel compelled to reaffirm the values that unite us. Science thrives on diversity. Like most scientists, genetic researchers rarely work alone; they…

Dear President-elect Trump, It’s me again. I wrote you last week to say why you should make science a cornerstone of your administration. Don’t feel bad that with all the hubbub of starting up your new job, you haven’t had a chance to get back to me yet. But as I’ve read about some of…

Given the outcome of the US presidential election, some of our members have asked us if they should fear an erosion of federal support for research funding. Others have asked more pointed questions, such as: What is the GSA doing to defend the interests of geneticists? Young scientists, they’ve told us, are now even more…

Dear President-elect Trump, Congratulations on your victory. As a fellow president myself (albeit with a much smaller constituency), I can remember well those early post-election days, when the surge of heady enthusiasm for all those things I hoped to accomplish had not yet been eroded by the practicalities of actually governing. But as a geneticist…