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News
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GSA members elected to the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Congratulations to Maureen Barr, Michael Feiss, Arlen Johnson, Brian Peer, Gisela Storz, and Michael Welte.April 24, 2024 -
GSA Member Julio Molina Pineda Receives DeLill Nasser Award, Shines at TAGC 2024
The award recognizes his genetics research and work leveraging natural variation in yeast to understand why certain individuals are more susceptible to stress and disease, as well as his service and leadership in his community.April 16, 2024 -
NIH to increase pay levels for pre- and postdoctoral scholars at grantee institutions
Predoctoral scholars will receive an approximate 4% increase in their pay level, and postdoctoral scholars will receive an approximate increase of 8%.April 23, 2024 -
GENETICS Associate Editor Christian Landry received 2024 Canada Gairdner Momentum Award
The award recognizes Landry's development of novel approaches that combine synthetic biology, experimental evolution, and systems biology to address fundamental questions about gene function relevant to health and human disease.April 11, 2024 -
April 2024 issue of G3 published
Read the latest science in G3: Genes|Genomes|Genetics.April 6, 2024 -
All FY 2024 Spending Bills Enacted; President’s Budget Released
The legislation impacts funding for STEM education, the NSF, and more scientific enterprises.March 28, 2024 -
#TAGC24 recordings available now
Registered #TAGC24 attendees can view scientific sessions and keynotes in the Conference App until April 30. Virtual registration is still available.March 12, 2024
Events
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NSF National Medal of Science nomination deadline
The presidential award recognizes outstanding contributions to knowledge in the physical, biological, mathematical, engineering, or social and behavioral sciences.May 3, 2024 -
Spring 2024 DeLill Nasser Award application deadline
GSA graduate student or postdoc members may apply for funding for conferences and laboratory courses.May 9, 2024 -
GSA Journals Sweepstakes submission deadline
Submit your research to GENETICS or G3: Genes|Genomes|Genetics for a chance to publish for free!April 30, 2024 -
HHMI Freeman Hrabowski Scholars Program application deadline
Each early career scholar is appointed for up to two five-year terms, receiving up to $8.6 million in total support over 10 years.May 15, 2024 -
Opportunities and Challenges for Genomic Data Analyses in Biobanks: A Call for Papers
The journals of the Genetics Society of America, GENETICS and G3: Genes|Genomes|Genetics, are calling for submissions of papers on biobank-scale genomic data analyses.May 31, 2024 -
2025 Vilcek Prize application deadline
The Vilcek Foundation will award three prizes of $50,000 each to young, immigrant biomedical scientists who demonstrate outstanding early achievement.June 10, 2024 -
Starter Culture Microgrant application deadline
This program gives GSA members of any career stage up to $2000 for a project that will benefit the genetics community.June 30, 2024