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Articles tagged Early Career Scientists
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Getting to work
Turning vision into reality takes work—that much is obvious. But anyone who has written a proposal of any sort will realize that a coherent vision doesn’t appear out of thin air. It must be carefully crafted from an initial collection of goals, ideas, and ideals. This year, GSA’s staff, leadership, and membership are working hard…
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Jeanne Garbarino: I found my place in science outreach
As Director of RockEDU Science Outreach at The Rockefeller University, Jeanne Garbarino promotes equitable access to science and fosters a genuine connection with science in our society. Along with her team, she creates innovative resources and educational programs that inspire an appreciation for the scientific process. In the Decoding Life series, we talk to geneticists with diverse…
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Early Career Leadership Spotlight — Lacy Barton
We’re taking time over the following weeks to get to know the members of the GSA’s Early Career Scientist Committees. Join us every week to learn more about our early career scientist advocates. Lacy Barton Policy Subcommittee New York University, Skirball Institute of Biomolecular Medicine Research Interest The propagation of our…
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Research!America Science Policy Fellowship: An Inside View
This post is part of the Early Career Scientist Policy Subcommittee’s series on science policy fellowships. Research!America sponsors a 3– 6-month science policy fellowship for recent PhD graduates. The Research!America alliance is made up of over 400 science organizations: from research institutions like Johns Hopkins to scientific societies like GSA to drug development companies like Merck.…
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Sujal Phadke on finding work-life balance in non-profit research
Sujal Phadke is a staff scientist and evolutionary biologist at the J. Craig Venter Institute who finds not-for-profit research a supportive environment for early career investigators. In the Decoding Life series, we talk to geneticists with diverse career paths, tracing the many directions possible after research training. This series is brought to you by the GSA Early Career…
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Early Career Leadership Spotlight — Filomene Morrison
We’re taking time over the following weeks to get to know the members of the GSA’s Early Career Scientist Committees. Join us every week to learn more about our early career scientist advocates. Filomene Morrison Diversity Subcommittee Boston University School of Medicine and VA Boston Healthcare System Research interest Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a severely…
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Early Career Leadership Spotlight — Angel Fernando Cisneros Caballero
We’re taking time over the following weeks to get to know the members of the GSA’s Early Career Scientist Committees. Join us every week to learn more about our early career scientist advocates. Angel Fernando Cisneros Caballero Communication and Outreach Subcommittee Université Laval Research Interest A long-standing question in biology is how evolutionary processes lead to…
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Fall 2018 DeLill Nasser Awardees
GSA is pleased to announce the recipients of the DeLill Nasser Award for Professional Development in Genetics for Fall 2018! 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 Science Foundation Program…
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Namrata Sengupta on believing in the power of your own story
Science Communications Officer Namrata Sengupta is building a career at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard by breaking down complex science for the public. Crafting her PhD training, she transitioned from conducting research to aiding scientists in sharing their research stories. In the Decoding Life series, we talk to geneticists with diverse career paths, tracing the…
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Early Career Leadership Spotlight — Jaclyn Bubnell
We’re taking time over the following weeks to get to know the members of the GSA’s Early Career Scientist Committees. Join us every week to learn more about our early career scientist advocates. Jaclyn Bubnell Diversity Subcommittee Cornell University Research Interest Genetic variation provides a species opportunities to adapt to its…
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The Alaska Sea Grant State Fellowships: an inside view
This post is part of the Early Career Scientist Policy Subcommittee’s series on science policy fellowships. The Alaska Sea Grant State Fellowship Program is an opportunity for recent graduate students to spend a year working at a state or federal agency in Alaska on projects at the intersection of marine science and policy. Fellows are…