#Dros19 GSA Poster Award winners
We are pleased to announce the GSA Poster Award winners from the 60th Annual Drosophila Research Conference! Undergraduate and graduate student members of the GSA were eligible for the awards, and a hard-working team of postdocs volunteered their time as judges. Congratulations to all!
Undergraduate Students
1st Place: Tanner Call
Institution: Brigham Young University – Provo
Poster Title: The gut microbiome as a driver of host dietary preference in Drosophila melanogaster
2nd Place: Jasmina Abdalla
Institution: George Washington University
Poster Title: Epigenetic Inheritance of Alcohol Sensitivity in Drosophila melanogaster
3rd Place: Sylvia Durkin
Institution: The Rockefeller University
Poster Title: Chemosensory and Behavioral Evolution in Drosophila suzukii: Implications for Adaptive Pest Activity
Graduate Students
1st Place: Hongru Hu
Institution: Florida State University
Poster Title: Genomic and neurogenetic approaches reveal a role of dpr- and DIP-expressing neurons in courtship behaviors
2nd Place: Kayla Gjelsvik
Institution: MDI Biological Laboratory and University of Maine
Poster Title: Polyploid cell growth restores tissue mechanics post injury
3rd Place: Natalie Vaisman
Institution: Boston University
Poster Title: A gut filling: the kinetics of the Wolbachia colonization in Drosophila guts