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Items of interest curated by GSA for the genetics community.
News
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GSA President Brenda Andrews recognized with Henry G. Friesen International Prize in Health Research
The annual prize recognizes exceptional innovation by a visionary health leader of international stature. Andrews is recognized for her pioneering functional genomics work in the budding yeast model system.May 22, 2025 -
2025 Gruber Genetics Prize awarded to Rotem Sorek
Sorek's work has not only opened a whole new field of microbiology but has also revealed that some of these ancient bacterial defenses are the evolutionary ancestors of parts of the human immune system.May 14, 2025 -
June 2025 issue of G3 published
Read the latest science published in G3: Genes|Genomes|Genetics.June 12, 2025 -
Chow Lab featured in “Fruit Flies: Decoding Rare Diseases” documentary
GSA member Clement Chow and his lab at the University of Utah School of Medicine were recently featured in a documentary about their work studying rare diseases using Drosophila.June 5, 2025 -
US House Committee surveys researchers on grants cancelled by Trump Administration
The Committee on Science, Space, and Technology is surveying the impact of Trump Administration's cancellation of federal research grants. If your award was terminated since January 20, 2025, please fill out the brief survey.June 5, 2025 -
University of Utah researchers seek insights into geneticists’ perspectives on genetic causation
This survey asks researchers and clinicians working in genetics and allied areas about their views on genetic causation or the role that genes play in producing a wide range of traits.May 21, 2025 -
Meet the 2025 GSA Award recipients
Get to know more about these brilliant scientists and their work through a series of spotlights published in Genes to Genomes. Four profiles have been published, with three more coming soon.May 14, 2025 -
May 2025 issue of G3 published
Read the latest science published in G3: Genes|Genomes|Genetics.May 12, 2025
Events
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2025 GSA Award Seminar: George W. Beadle Award
In this seminar, Beadle Award recipient Suhir Kumar will highlight the inspiration behind widely used computational tools and the biological discoveries they enabled, and will explore how bridging methods and insights through data-driven approaches has advanced the understanding of species evolution and human disease.June 26, 2025 -
Contribute your voice to the McClintock Letters Initiative
In response to recent threats of federal research funding cuts, this initiative calls for scientists to share their stories, research, and the value of scientific research via opinion pieces in their local newspapers during the week of June 16, Barbara McClintock's birthday.June 16, 2025 -
FASEB 2025 Diversity Equity Accessibility and Inclusion Symposium
The inaugural DEAI Symposium serves as an opportunity for FASEB’s volunteer leaders and staff to explore the shifting landscape surrounding DEAI policy and its effects on the scientific community.June 17, 2025 -
25th International Worm Meeting
Join us for #Worm25 at the University of California, Davis!June 28, 2025