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Announcing the GENETICS Training Program in Scientific Reviewing!
Early career GSA members can get one-on-one mentoring in how to review a manuscript from GENETICS editors. |
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| Society News |
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| It's official! The Population, Evolutionary, and Quantitative Genetics Conference 2018 |
We are excited to announce the 2018 dates, location, and organizers of the PEQG Conference! Sign up for #PEQG18 e-mail updates as we finalize session topics and speakers.
» genetics-gsa.org |
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| Early Career Scientist Leadership Spotlight — Haifa Alhadyian |
Communication and Outreach Subcommittee liaison Haifa Alhadyian developed Saudi Arabia DNA Day, a program to introduce model organism research to high school students in her home country.
» genestogenomes.org |
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| Early Career Scientist Leadership Spotlight — Heath Blackmon |
Heath Blackmon, Trainee Advisory Representative to the Board of Directors, is leading an NSF-funded outreach project to teach software and coding skills to his fellow veterans.
» genestogenomes.org |
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| GSA Meetings |
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| #Worm17 kicks off today! |
Make the most of your conference experience using the online planner and/or mobile app and follow the conversation on Twitter via #Worm17. Come say hello to GSA staff and journal editors at the booth and poster sessions!
» genetics-gsa.org |
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| Are you at UCLA and interested in helping to improve GSA's new meetings website? E-mail or find Tracey DePellegrin tracey.depellegrin@thegsajournals.org at #Worm17 to trade your opinion for a Starbucks gift card. We're working to make the sites user friendly, so we'd love to hear from you in person. |
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| Journals |
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| Sarah Bay joins the GSA journals |
We are delighted to welcome former GSA science writing intern Sarah Bay to the Society's staff as Journals Assistant Editor and GSA Programs Manager!
» genestogenomes.org |
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| Housekeeping genes escape miRNA repression through alternative polyadenylation |
Changing where the polyA tail is added to an mRNA transcript fine-tunes the tissue-specific expression of many C. elegans genes.
» genestogenomes.org |
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| Dysfunctional calcium release contributes to muscle weakness as we age |
C. elegans experiments support the significance of the muscle ryanodine receptor to many age-related muscle problems.
» genestogenomes.org |
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| Students and Postdocs |
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| Get funding to organize a local career development symposium |
Gain leadership experience and serve your fellow early career scientists by organizing a GSA Career Development Symposium. Deadline for proposals: July 10.
» genetics-gsa.org |
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| Postdoctoral Preparation Institute: Career Transitions |
GSA partner organization FASEB invites postdocs to this two-day career development program for making a successful transition to independence. Travel awards are available for all eligible applicants selected to participate in the Institute.
» twdprograms.org |
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| Faculty, Educators, & Mentors |
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| NIH abandons grant cap scheme, replaces with new fund for younger scientists |
The NIH is scrapping its grant support index (GSI), which would have capped funding for some individuals in order to support more investigators overall. Instead, the agency will eventually devote $1 billion per year to funding proposals from early- and midcareer investigators.
» sciencemag.org |
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| GeneticsCareers.org |
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Calico
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University of Sydney |
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