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| Welcome to our new GSA Board members! |
We are pleased to announce the election of six new leaders to the GSA Board of Directors:
Vice-President (2019), President (2020) Denise Montell
Secretary (2019–2021) Erika Matunis
Directors (2019–2021) Pamela Geyer, Swathi Arur, Rebecca Burdine
Director (Early Career Faculty, 2019–2021) Jordan Ward
Thank you to all the nominees, the nominating committee, and to you—our members—for voting.
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| GSA Meetings |
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| #Fungal19 abstracts and early registration DUE TODAY! |
Don’t miss today’s deadlines for the 30th Fungal Genetics Conference! December 5 is your last chance to submit an abstract and get the Early Registration discount.
» conferences.genetics-gsa.org |
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| Know an outstanding PhD student in Drosophila research? |
Nominations for the Larry Sandler Memorial Lecture close on December 21. Any student completing a PhD in an area of Drosophila research between July 2017 and December 2018 is eligible for nomination.
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| Journals |
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| New GENETICS Primer on comparative genomics and molecular evolution |
Primers in GENETICS guide educators and students through a recent paper in the journal, making it more accessible for use in the classroom. The latest Primer accompanies the article “RNA Interference Pathways Display High Rates of Adaptive Protein Evolution in Multiple Invertebrates”
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| Students and Postdocs |
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| Get funding for Career Development Symposia |
Gain leadership experience and serve your fellow early career scientists by organizing a GSA Career Development Symposium! GSA offers funding for student and postdoc members to organize local symposia that provide career and professional development opportunities for early career scientists. Examples could include career skills symposia, networking events, and scientific symposia with substantial opportunities for student and postdoc presenters. Applications are due January 10.
» genetics-gsa.org |
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| Policy |
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| Early career scientists at the National Science Policy Symposium |
GSA Early Career Leaders Lacy Barton, Giovanna Collu, and Emily Lescak recently attended the National Science Policy Symposium, presenting two posters on science policy initiatives. The event, hosted this year at Rockefeller University, brought together early career scientists with an interest in science policy, advocacy, and diplomacy.
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| Community Announcements |
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| The importance of being basic |
This guest post from Irini Topalidou examines the importance of basic science in solving medical problems.
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| Members in the News |
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| Barbara Meyer receives 2018 E.B. Wilson Medal |
C. elegans researcher and recipient of GSA’s 2018 T.H. Morgan Medal Barbara Meyer (University of California, Berkeley) will receive the 2018 E.B. Wilson Medal from the American Society for Cell Biology. Both Medals represent their Society’s highest honor and recognize Meyer’s career-long contributions to genetics.
» newswise.com |
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| Ahna Skop receives ASCB Prize for Excellence in Inclusivity |
C. elegans researcher Ahna Skop (University of Wisconsin, Madison) will be the first recipient of the American Society for Cell Biology Prize for Excellence in Inclusivity. Skop has been a leading figure at both her institution and the national level for underrepresented STEM students. Skop currently serves on GSA’s Strategic Planning Working Group for Public Communication and Engagement.
» newswise.com |
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Gruber Genetics Prize Nominations
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Larry Sandler Award Applications
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Career Development Symposia Proposals
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#Dros19 Early Registration Deadline
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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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Director – Center for Precision Medicine Research
Marshfield Clinic Research Institute
PhD position: Plant Computational Genomics and Bioinformatics
University of Connecticut
Assistant Professor
University of Louisville
Postdoc: genetic compensation in yeast
Max Planck Institute for Heart and Lung Research
Clinical Variant Scientist, Health and Wellness
Ancestry
Genetic Health Writer
Ancestry
Outreach Manager, Simons VIP
Simons Foundation
Assistant Professor
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Postdoc: computational
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Postdoc: neurobiology
University of Florida
Sr. Scientist, Bioinformatics
Genosity
Technician: Innate immune signaling
Dalhousie University
Postdoc: Host-Pathogen Interactions
Dalhousie University |
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