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| Shape GSA’s strategic vision |
GSA is looking for energetic and engaged members interested in helping us plan the future of the Society. Join one of several working groups composed of GSA leadership and members from all career stages and taking place from now until December 2018. The time commitment varies, depending on your availability. Students and postdocs are encouraged to take part! To sign up or request more information, please use the linked form.
» smartsheet.com |
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| Help design diversity, inclusion, and representation initiatives |
GSA is in the process of forming a new committee on diversity, inclusion, and representation, and we need your voices! GSA members from all career stages are encouraged to apply.
» smartsheet.com |
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| Congratulations DeLill Nasser Award recipients! |
We are pleased to announce the recipients of the DeLill Nasser Award for Professional Development in Genetics for Fall 2018! Given twice a year to grad students and postdocs, DeLill Nasser Awards support attendance at meetings and laboratory courses.
» genestogenomes.org |
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| GSA Meetings |
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| #Yeast18 early registration discount ends next week |
Save on your Yeast Genetics Meeting costs by registering before the early registration deadline on July 11. The conference takes place August 22–26 in Stanford, CA.
» conferences.genetics-gsa.org |
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| Sign up for the #Yeast18 GENETICS Peer Review Training Program |
This half-day workshop at Stanford University provides an introduction to peer reviewing for early career researchers, including graduate students. The workshop will cover best practices and a mock review. Becoming a better reviewer helps you to become a better author and to hone some of the skills central to scientific success.
» eventbrite.com |
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| #Xenopus18 abstract assignments now available |
If you submitted an abstract for the International Xenopus Conference you can now view your assignment to either poster or oral presentation sessions.
» conferences.genetics-gsa.org |
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| #Yeast18 abstract assignments now available |
If you submitted an abstract for the Yeast Genetics Meeting you can now view your assignment to either poster or oral presentation sessions.
» conferences.genetics-gsa.org |
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| Journals |
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| An updated tool for finding the footprints of selection |
diploS/HIC uses machine learning to identify selective sweeps in unphased data.
» genestogenomes.org |
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| The evolution of protein design |
An evolutionary approach outperforms a design approach in modeling protein sequence variation.
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| Students and Postdocs |
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| Namrata Sengupta on believing in the power of your own story |
A Science Communications Officer talks about her career breaking down complex science for the public.
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| Early Career Leadership Spotlight — Jaclyn Bubnell |
Jaclyn Bubnell is a member of the ECS Diversity Subcommittee and studies germline evolution in Drosophila. She is passionate about equalizing access to educational, scientific, and emotional support resources for all scientists.
» genestogenomes.org |
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| Policy |
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| Funding for early career scientist policy groups |
Student and postdoc-led science policy groups in the US are invited to submit proposals for GSA partner Research!America’s candidate engagement initiative during the 2018 midterm election season. Deadline for proposals is July 13.
» scipolnetwork.org |
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| Community Announcements |
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| NIGMS seeks input on strategies to promote faculty diversity |
The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) wants your input on supporting scientists from diverse backgrounds to pursue careers as university faculty at research-intensive institutions. Comments accepted through July 20.
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| Fruit fly geneticist Dan Lindsley dies |
Coverage from The Scientist on Dan Lindsley, a Drosophila research leader, Morgan Medalist, and former GSA President, who passed away on June 22.
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| Assessing the taxonomic status of the red wolf and the Mexican gray wolf |
The National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) seeks committee members for a new study to assess the taxonomic status of the red wolf and the Mexican gray wolf.
» nas-sites.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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Tenure-track Faculty Position in Human Genetics
University of Pittsburgh
GeneDx Lead Engineer - Bioinformatics Systems Integration
GeneDx, Inc
Assistant Researcher in C. elegans Genetics
University of Kansas
Associate Director - Human Genetics - Early Target Discovery San Diego, CA
Takeda
Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor of Medicine (Genetics)
University of Central Florida College of Medicine
Research Technician I, Cellular Neurobiology
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center |
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