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Articles tagged Drosophila
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GSA member Kathryn Anderson honored by SDB
Longtime GSA member Kathryn V. Anderson has been honored by the Society for Developmental Biology (SDB) with its Edwin G. Conklin Medal in recognition of “her extraordinary and sustained research contributions to the field of developmental biology and mentoring of the next generation of scientists.” Kathryn V. Anderson, PhD Chair, Developmental Biology Program, and Member…
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Former GSA Treasurer Trudy Mackay wins Wolf Prize
Former GSA Treasurer Trudy Mackay has been honored with the 2016 Wolf Prize in Agriculture. Bestowed by Israel’s Wolf Foundation, the prize is sometimes considered to be “the Nobel Prize in Agriculture.” Trudy F.C. Mackay, PhD William Neal Reynolds Distinguished University Professor of Biological Sciences and Associate Member of Entomology North Carolina State University…
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Calvin Bridges: Bringing genes down to earth
When sharp-eyed 20-year-old Calvin Bridges entered Columbia University in 1909, the word “gene” had just been coined. At that time, the term was profoundly abstract, referring to “factors” or “conditions” that could be glimpsed only through the window of statistical analysis. Seven years later, Bridges and his colleagues had brought these mysterious factors firmly down…
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New Faculty Profile: Irene Chiolo
New Faculty Profiles showcase GSA members who are establishing their first independent labs. If you’d like to be considered for a profile, please complete this form on the GSA website. Irene Chiolo Gabilan Assistant Professor Department of Biological Sciences University of Southern California Lab website Research program: We study the mechanisms of DNA repair…
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New Faculty Profile: Jared Nordman
New Faculty Profiles showcase GSA members who are establishing their first independent labs. If you’d like to be considered for a profile, please complete this form on the GSA website. Jared Nordman Assistant Professor (Since 2015) Department of Biological Sciences Vanderbilt University Lab website Research program: Regulation of genome duplication requires exquisite control to…
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2016 Drosophila Image Award competition
The Drosophila community has issued its call for submissions for the 2016 Drosophila Image Award, which will be presented on July 14, 2016, at the 57th Annual Drosophila Research Conference, being held as part of The Allied Genetics Conference in Orlando, Florida. Presence at the meeting is not required to enter or win an Image…
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New Faculty Profile: Zeba Wunderlich
New Faculty Profiles showcase GSA members who are establishing their first independent labs. If you’d like to be considered for a profile, please complete this form on the GSA website. Zeba Wunderlich Assistant Professor Department of Developmental and Cell Biology University of California, Irvine Lab website Research program: The Wunderlich Lab uses a combination…
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Denise Montell on Capitol Hill
GSA member Denise Montell (University of California, Santa Barbara) spoke on Capitol Hill this summer, presenting her research on anastasis, the process of by which cells can return from the brink of death: Montell, a former President of the North American Drosophila Board, spoke as part of the Congressional Biomedical Research Caucus (CBRC) 2015 briefing…
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The Fly as a Tool to Fight Neurodegenerative Disease
The effects of neurodegenerative diseases can be devastating for patients and their families. In 2007, the United Nations stated that 1 in 6 people in the world are affected by neurological disorders including diseases like Huntington’s, Alzheimer’s, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). With over 600 characterized neurological disorders yet very few treatments, it is imperative…
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New Faculty Profile: Elizabeth Ables
New Faculty Profiles showcase GSA members who are establishing their first independent labs. If you’d like to be considered for a profile, please complete this form on the GSA website. Elizabeth Ables Assistant Professor of Biology (since 2013) East Carolina University Lab website Research program: Tissue-resident stem cells are a special population of cells…
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The Buzz about FlyBook: It’s Here!
GSA dedicates these inaugural chapters to Bill Gelbart, who is dearly missed, and who will live on in our memories and in our work. Bill was an early enthusiast of the FlyBook project, and without his and Thom Kaufman’s vision to partner with GENETICS, these articles would not have the valuable richness of links to…