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Articles tagged Fundamental Research
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New members of the GSA Board of Directors: 2023–2025
We are pleased to announce the election of five new leaders to the GSA Board of Directors: 2023 Vice President/2024 President Mariana Wolfner Distinguished Professor of Molecular Biology and Genetics and Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellow My research has focused on the genes and pathways that mediate sexual development and reproduction, primarily in Drosophila. From…
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Three new editors join GENETICS, G3
Three new editors are joining GSA journals, GENETICS and G3: Genes|Genomes|Genetics. We’re excited to welcome Arash Bashirullah, Noah Whiteman, and Yun Li to their roles as Senior Advisory Editor for GENETICS, Genome Report Senior Editor for G3, and Associate Editor for GENETICS, respectively. Arash Bashirullah Senior Advisory Editor, GENETICS Dr. Arash Bashirullah is a Professor…
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Early Career Leadership Spotlight: Jadson C. Santos (Jall)
Jadson C. Santos (Jall) Career Development Subcommittee University of São Paulo Research Interest I have carried out research in various scientific areas—among them, human genetics, bioinformatics, structural biology of proteins, and molecular immunology. I’ve always been passionate about science, but the molecular world sparked my imagination and attracted me more than any other area. Currently,…
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Early Career Leadership Spotlight: Anna Moyer
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 early career scientist advocates. Anna Moyer Accessibility Subcommittee University of Alabama at Birmingham Research Interest: I don’t remember very much about the birth of my little brother. I remember the way the light…
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Science & Publishing
Wolverine genome assembly sets a standard for conservation geneticists
Chromosome-level assembly of the North American wolverine sets a new standard for the weasel (Mustelidae) family.
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2022 Beadle Award Winner: Shirley Tilghman
Becoming the president of a world-class university isn’t something that typically happens “by accident,” but that’s exactly how Shirley Tilghman describes it. “I did not intend to be a university president,” Tilghman says. “I probably had the steepest learning curve of any university president ever.” In 2000, Tilghman was serving as founding director of the…
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News
What you’ll get from TAGC’s Industry Sessions
Students, postdocs, academic faculty, and industry researchers will all find benefits at the new Industry Sessions at TAGC, to be held April 22–26 2020 in the Washington DC region. When industry scientists and academic labs collaborate, both society and science benefit. That’s one of two big-picture messages Kailene Simon hopes will be conveyed through a…
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Why fruit flies belong in primary and secondary schools
Guest authors Sanjai Patel and Andreas Prokop explain why school biology lessons are important places to advocate fundamental biomedical research, and they present strategies developed by the Manchester Fly Facility to bring Drosophila research into primary and secondary classrooms. The need for fundamental biology research has perhaps never been greater than today, yet the conditions…
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The importance of being basic
Guest post by Irini Topalidou. This year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine honored the discovery of a major breakthrough in cancer treatment: immunotherapy. At a news conference after the announcement, one of the recipients, James P. Allison, stated: “The reason I’m really thrilled about this is I’m a basic scientist.” And he continued: “I…
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A look into how fur seals rebounded after overhunting
A new genome assembly for Antarctic fur seals sheds light on their historic comeback after 19th century hunting. In the late 19th century, the Antarctic fur seal was thought to be effectively extinct. After over a century of overexploitation driven by demand for the seal’s prized pelt, populations at known breeding grounds seemed to have…
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Athlete’s foot fungus varies little around the globe
Sexual reproduction is scarce in skin infection culprit. While some people love to feel the burn during a workout, we generally seek that sensation in our muscles—not our feet. Treading barefoot in damp, communal environments like gym showers and the perimeters of pools can expose us to the fungus Trichophyton rubrum, the most common cause…