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| Learning to peer review |
GENETICS Editor-in-Chief Mark Johnston writes about the new peer review training program being piloted by GSA, in which early career scientists receive mentoring and training from the journal’s Editorial Board.
» genestogenomes.org |
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| Journals |
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| Publish your software and data resources in G3 |
A new article type in G3 makes it easy for readers to understand the possibilities offered by your software and data resources.
» genestogenomes.org |
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| Venom holds clues to triggers of gene family expansion |
Margres et al. analyze a rattlesnake venom toxin family to tackle two models of how gene family expansion gets started. They find the most important factor in gene family growth was selection pressure to increase protein expression level.
» genestogenomes.org |
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| New submission system for GENETICS and G3 |
The GSA journals have recently upgraded to a new manuscript submission & review system designed to increase efficiency for authors, reviewers, and editors. We welcome feedback on the new system! Please e-mail comments and questions to: genetics-gsa@thegsajournals.org
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| Students and Postdocs |
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| Young Wha Lee on leaving academia for industry and finding career fulfillment |
The new Decoding Life interview series profiles geneticists with diverse career paths, tracing the many directions possible after research training. Developed by the Early Career Scientist Career Development Subcommittee, the first in the series features Young Wha Lee, a data scientist at Monsanto.
» genestogenomes.org |
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| When targeting non-academic jobs, does your résumé send the right message? |
Can your résumé survive a ten-second scan from a recruiter and still make it into the YES pile?
» genestogenomes.org |
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| Faculty, Educators, & Mentors |
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| Register to serve on a National Science Foundation GFRP review panel |
The National Science Foundation (NSF) invites researchers and educators to register as potential Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) panelists for 2018. NSF seeks panelists from a wide range of institutions, geographic locations, and disciplinary and interdisciplinary backgrounds.
» nsfgrfp.org |
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| Policy |
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| Advocacy in Your Backyard: How Scientists Can Make A Difference |
The August congressional recess is a great time to reach US elected officials. GSA partner organization FASEB is hosting a webinar tomorrow (Thursday, August 3) to help you act locally to make the case for robust research funding in the 2018 budget.
» faseb.org |
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| Mark Peifer's call to restore NIH's cap on grant funding |
GSA member Mark Peifer (UNC Chapel Hill) argues that, when it comes to addressing inequality, the NIH's Next Generation Researchers Initiative will be much less effective than the originally proposed grant cap on individuals.
» sciencemag.org |
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| GeneticsCareers.org |
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| GeneticsCareers.org is free to use for both jobseekers and employers. A simple registration process provides access to a broad range of job listings in academia, government, and industry, as well as postdoctoral opportunities and more. |
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University of British Columbia, Canada
Assistant Professor - Tenure Track
Carnegie Mellon University
Director Genetic Solutions & Sr. Scientific Officer
Hayes, Inc.
Research Associate
Buck Institute, Garrison Lab
Postdoctoral Fellow in Neurogenetics
INSERM ICM, France |
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