Aleeza Gerstein is an evolutionary geneticist and GSA Early Career Scientist Communication and Outreach Subcommittee Liaison. One of her recent contributions to GSA has been helping to design and implement a new Early Career Scientist Peer Review Training initiative with GENETICS. » genestogenomes.org
We're proud to announce the winners of the GSA Undergraduate Travel Awards! All the winners attended the 21st International C. elegans Conference last month. » genestogenomes.org
Mistry et al. found that fruit flies with compromised immune systems had a similar microbiome to their healthy relatives, but flies with overactive immune systems had distinctly different microbiome compositions » genestogenomes.org
Proposals are due July 10 for the GSA Early Career Scientist Career Development Symposia. Student and postdoc members are eligible to propose and organize local symposia that provide career and professional development opportunities for early career scientists. » genetics-gsa.org
A national survey of US postdocs who are parents revealed a lack of paid leave, pressures to return to the lab, and more hostile environments for parents of color. » insidehighered.com
A new report confirmed that funding for fundamental research in Canada is C$459 million below 2005 levels. Less than 2% of researchers reported that they pursued only fundamental research in 2011–15 compared to 24% in 2006–10. » thestar.com
A US House of Representatives spending panel wants to spare the National Science Foundation from most of the 11% cut that was proposed by President Donald Trump for its 2018 budget. But most observers do not expect Congress to reach a final agreement until well into the 2018 year, which begins October 1. » sciencemag.org
Manish Chamoli and Harshi Peiris, GSA members and postdocs at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging, have received fellowships from the Larry L. Hillblom Foundation. The Fellowships provide up to $180,000 for each project over three years. » llhf.org
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