Articles tagged Awards & Prizes
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GSA is proud to congratulate GENETICS author John Novembre, who was recently named a 2015 MacArthur Fellow or “MacArthur Genius.”  Novembre is a computational biologist whose research focuses on understanding human evolutionary history. His research findings have improved the field’s knowledge of human migratory patterns and demonstrated a correlation between shared ancestral geography and genetic similarity among Europeans. These…

The National Science Foundation is seeking nominations for its Alan T. Waterman Award. This annual award recognizes an outstanding young researcher in any field of science or engineering supported by the National Science Foundation. In addition to a medal, the awardee receives a grant of $1,000,000 over a five year period for scientific research or advanced…

The National Science Board is seeking nominations for its Vannevar Bush Award, which “honors truly exceptional lifelong leaders in science and technology who have made substantial contributions to the welfare of the Nation through public service activities in science, technology, and public policy.” According to the award website, candidates for the Vannevar Bush Award should…

Two longtime GSA members have been honored with the Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award. Stephen J. Elledge and Evelyn M. Witkin were recognized for “discoveries concerning the DNA-damage response—a fundamental mechanism that protects the genomes of all living organisms.” Lasker Awards are considered to be among the most prestigious in biomedical research. Stephen J.…

GSA is pleased to join with the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) and The Gruber Foundation to announce the recipients of the Rosalind Franklin Young Investigator Award: Maria Barna, PhD, Assistant Professor of Genetics and of Developmental Biology, Stanford University Carolyn (Lindy) McBride, PhD, Assistant Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and the Princeton…

GSA graduate student member Melanie McReynolds has been selected by the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) Maximizing Access to Research Careers (MARC) Program to receive a FASEB MARC Travel Award to attend a September Grant Writing Seminar & Responsible Conduct of Research Workshop. FASEB MARC Travel Awards are meant to promote the entry of…

Three GSA members have been named by the Damon Ruyon Cancer Research Foundation as Damon Runyon Fellows. The recipients of this prestigious, four-year award are outstanding postdoctoral scientists conducting basic and translational cancer research in the laboratories of leading senior investigators across the country. Congratulations to: Lacy J. Barton, PhD (project) Sponsor, Ruth Lehmann, PhD Skirball Institute…

Check out the Genetics Society of America award winners’ essays in the July issue of GENETICS! The awardees share inspiration, observations, and predictions about their fields. Nominations are now open for the 2016 GSA awards through September 18.   Edward Novitski Prize Sue Biggins Under Tension: Kinetochores and Basic Research “It is […] easy to…

GSA member and frequent GENETICS and G3 author Leonid Kruglyak has been honored by the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) with its 2015 Curt Stern Award. The award recognizes genetics and genomics researchers who have made significant contributions to the field in the first ten years of an independent research career.   Kruglyak is…

This year’s Larry Sandler Memorial Award for an outstanding PhD dissertation in Drosophila research was presented to Zhao Zhang. Zhang, pictured receiving the prestigious award from Erika Bach (New York University), delivered the award lecture on the opening night of last week’s 56th Annual Drosophila Research Conference in Chicago, IL, organized by GSA. He carried…

Check out the GSA award winners’ essays in this month’s issue of GENETICS! GENETICS SOCIETY OF AMERICA MEDAL Unanticipated Success Stories: An Interview with Angelika Amon “I would argue that under some circumstances, studying yeast cells is a better idea than studying highly transformed human cells in a dish.”     THOMAS HUNT MORGAN MEDAL…