Articles tagged Early Career Scientists
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We’re taking time to get to know the members of the GSA’s Early Career Scientist Committees. Join us to learn more about our 2021 early career scientist advocates. Lucero Rogel-HernandezPolicy and Advocacy SubcommitteeStanford University Research Interest Medicinal plants have been and continue to be valuable sources for drug discovery. For centuries, humans have relied on Valeriana officinalis (commonly known…

GSA is pleased to announce the recipients of the DeLill Nasser Award for Professional Development in Genetics for Fall 2021! Given twice a year to graduate students and postdoctoral researchers, DeLill Nasser Awards support attendance at meetings and laboratory courses. The award is named in honor of DeLill Nasser, a long-time GSA supporter and National…

We’re taking time to get to know the members of the GSA’s Early Career Scientist Committees. Join us to learn more about our 2021 early career scientist advocates. Leire Abalde-Atristain Accessibility Subcommittee Vollum Institute at the Oregon Health & Science University Postdoctoral Research Fellow Research Interest The nervous system is not static, but rather it undergoes constant…

Guest post by Gavin Rice and Jessica M. Vélez  Over the past year and a half, the lack of in-person conferences and reduced number of external seminar speakers have damaged the connection that early career scientists feel toward their scientific community. “Networking” is often cited as one of the most important tools for success in…

We’re taking time to get to know the members of the GSA’s Early Career Scientist Committees. Join us to learn more about our 2021 early career scientist advocates. Alida de Flamingh Communication and Outreach Committee Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Research Interest My research has three overlapping themes: I am…

We’re taking time to get to know the members of the GSA’s Early Career Scientist Committees. Join us to learn more about our 2021 early career scientist advocates. Marah WahbehPolicy and Advocacy SubcommitteeJohns Hopkins University School of Medicine Research Interest Schizophrenia, a condition that prevents a person from always recognizing what is real from what is not…

We’re taking time to get to know the members of the GSA’s Early Career Scientist Committees. Join us to learn more about our 2021 early career scientist advocates. Rachel MeadeCommunication and Outreach SubcommitteeDuke University Research Interest In the midst of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, it is easy to forget that a much older and more dangerous pathogen continues…

We’re taking time to get to know the members of the GSA’s Early Career Scientist Committees. Join us to learn more about our 2021 early career scientist advocates. David PeedeMultimedia SubcommitteeBrown University Research Interest The evolution of species has historically been considered as a bifurcating process; however, the recent influx of genomic studies has challenged this notion,…

Guest post by Marah Wahbeh and Arby Abood. Last year, after a casual conversation with Spanish-speaking early career scientists about the struggle of communicating their work in Spanish, Jessica Vélez, PhD, was inspired to create the Multilingual Seminar Series. This series offers an opportunity for multilingual and non-English speaking scientists and science enthusiasts to talk…

We’re taking time to get to know the members of the GSA’s Early Career Scientist Committees. Join us to learn more about our 2021 early career scientist advocates. Courtney McClureCommunity and Membership Engagement SubcommitteeUniversity of California, Los Angeles Research Interest Chlorpyrifos (CPF) is a widely used organophosphate pesticide that is found in soil, urban streams, and agricultural…

We’re taking time to get to know the members of the GSA’s Early Career Scientist Committees. Join us to learn more about our 2021 early career scientist advocates. Riley St. ClairCommunication and Outreach SubcommitteeUniversity of British Columbia Research Interest: My research focuses on understanding how neurons, the fundamental units of our nervous system, migrate to their proper…