Congratulations to the 2022 Early Career Leadership Program Cohort!

The Genetics Society of America (GSA) 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 the GSA. As part of this leadership and professional development program, appointees develop programming and resources to advocate for the interests of the GSA, highlight important advancements originating within the genetics community, and build relationships with scientists in all sectors of the workforce.

Learn more about the Early Career Leadership Program and the current participants in each of its subcommittees on the GSA website.

Accessibility Subcommittee

Learn more about the Accessibility Subcommittee.

Jillian Freese, co-chair
Postdoc, J. Craig Venter Institute

Selcan Aydin, member

Postdoc, The Jackson Laboratory

Peiwei Chen, member

Graduate Student, California Institute of Technology

Anna Moyer, member

Postdoc, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Alyssa Paparella, member

Graduate Student, Baylor College of Medicine

Career Development Subcommittee

Learn more about the Career Development Subcommittee.

Jadson Carlos dos Santos, co-chair

Graduate Student, University of São Paulo

Junnan Fang, member

Postdoc, Emory University

David Daesung Lowe, member

Graduate Student, Harvard Medical School

Matthew Martens, member

Postdoc, J. Craig Venter Institute

Abhinava Mishra, member

Postdoc, University of California Santa Barbara

Communication and Outreach Subcommittee

Learn more about the Communication and Outreach Subcommittee.

Mubaraq Opoola, Interim co-chair

Graduate Student, University of Louisville

Caroline Aragon, Interim co-chair

Graduate Student, University of Minnesota

Kristen Navarro, member

Graduate Student, The Ohio State University

Faith Onditi, member

Postdoc, Institute of Primate Research

John Rojas Pino, member

Graduate Student, Stowers Institute for Medical Research

Community and Membership Engagement Subcommittee

Learn more about the Community and Membership Engagement Subcommittee.

Uyen Linh Ho, co-chair

Graduate Student, University of Lausanne

Semiu Folaniyi Bello, member

Graduate Student, South China Agricultural University

Michael Busche, member

Postdoc, University of Wisconsin

Mireia Coll-Tané, member

Graduate Student, Radboud University Medical Center

Joseph Uche Ogbede, member

Graduate Student, University of British Columbia

Irina Yushenova, member

Research Scientist, Marine Biological Laboratory

Multimedia Subcommittee

Learn more about the Multimedia Subcommittee.

Julianna Bozler, co-chair

Postdoc, University of Pennsylvania

Catherine Maria Choueiri, member

Graduate Student, University of Ottawa

Eshna Jash, member

Graduate Student, University of Michigan

Tammy Lee, member

Graduate Student, University of Toronto

Sarah Petrosky, member

Graduate Student, University of Pittsburgh

Ashitha S.N.M., member

Postdoc, St John’s Research Institute

Policy and Advocacy Subcommittee

Learn more about the Policy and Advocacy Subcommittee.

Elizabeth DiLoreto, member

Graduate Student, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Daniel Gironda, member

Graduate Student, Wake Forest School of Medicine

Inam Jameel, member

Graduate Student, University of Georgia

Chandrika Konwar, member

Graduate Student, University of Delhi

Julio Molina Pineda, member

Graduate Student, University of Arkansas

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