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GSA has two exciting job
opportunities for enthusiastic,
self-motivated members of the genetics
community: we are seeking a
forward-looking scientist to
develop and implement the Society’s
communications strategies
as
Communications and Engagement Manager;
and a
Journals’ Assistant Editor
to work with the Editors-in-Chief (EiCs), Senior
Editors and the Executive Editor of
GENETICS and G3:
Genes|Genomes|Genetics to
fulfill our mission to identify and communicate
significant discoveries and advances in genetics.
See detailed job descriptions
by clicking the links above; to apply, visit the
FASEB Human Resources website and upload the
requested materials using the “Apply”
link next to the job title. Equal
Opportunity Employer.
Honor your
colleagues who have
demonstrated outstanding contributions
to the field of genetics,
to the community of geneticists,
or in genetics education by
nominating them for any of five annual GSA
Awards: the
Thomas Hunt Morgan Medal;
the
Genetics Society of America Medal;
the
George W. Beadle Award; the
Elizabeth W. Jones Award for Excellence in
Education; and the
Edward Novitski Prize. To help
provide a diverse pool of nominees that
represents excellence in our discipline,
GSA especially encourages the nomination of
women and deserving individuals from groups
traditionally underrepresented in science.
Nominations will be accepted until
September 20, 2013.
GSA invites
trainee members to serve
the Society as an advisory
representative directly to the GSA
Board of Directors or to contribute to
one of the Society’s committees.
Selected graduate student or postdoc applicants
will be directly engaged in helping set GSA
priorities and guide its activities. If you are
interested in this leadership opportunity,
complete the online
application by August 30,
2013. In addition to answering a few
questions and providing a CV, applicants will be
asked for two references who can speak to your
abilities related to professional and/or
volunteer service. Advisory representative
appointment terms are typically two years.
The
GSA
Journals
This month,
G3: Genes|Genomes|Genetics publishes
a research article “The Genomic and
Transcriptomic Landscape of a HeLa Cell Line”
by Landry et
al., which provides a
genomic resource for the most widely-used cell
line in research. Read
about the resulting discussions around
genomic privacy, ethics, and consent
that arose following the early online
publication of this article in March. An editorial by G3 Editor-in-Chief
Brenda J. Andrews and GSA Journals
Executive Editor Tracey DePellegrin
introduces the issues and discusses the process
that led to an understanding between NIH
Director Francis Collins and the family of
Henrietta Lacks, resulting in an agreement to
provide the HeLa sequence data from Landry et
al. in
dbGaP. For more information, read GSA's
press release. G3 also
publishes three thoughtful Perspectives,
written by bioethicists and scientists
well-versed in the ethical, legal, and societal
implications of genome sequencing and privacy,
and related issues we’re facing in modern
genomics.
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The sister journals of the
Genetics Society of America,
GENETICS and G3:Genes|Genomes|Genetics,
are creating a “special
focus/collection”
on the topic of sex (abbreviated sx for
the purposes of this mailing) determination,
among the most interesting areas of study in
modern genetics. Modern tools provide
opportunities to combine genetic and molecular
approaches to study such processes in model and
non-model systems. This will be part of a
rolling “special interest collection” of papers
and reviews on the larger theme of sx, including
the meiotic process and recombination, sx
chromosomes, mating and incompatibility systems;
the collection will have similar features to the
recent
Genomic Selection collection.
Authors are invited to submit
abstracts by September 30th 2013, and
complete manuscripts by November 30th 2013.
Manuscripts will be reviewed according to the
usual high standards of the journals. To
provide the collection as an ongoing and growing
resource for the community, we welcome continued
submissions past these dates. Please
submit abstracts via
email with the subject heading: 'abstract sx
determination'. Questions
welcome!
Members
in the News
Congratulations to GSA members
Amanda Zacharias and John Murray
of the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of
Medicine for being named one of the
winners in FASEB’s second annual BioArt competition!
Their time-lapse of C. elegans development from
single cell to hatching will help FASEB to generate interest
among the public and Congress about the value—and beauty—of
life sciences research. All 10 image and two video winners
will be featured in an exhibit at the National Institutes of
Health.
Awards
and
Fellowships
The deadline for applications for
the
Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science
is TODAY, August 14. The Vilcek Foundation
will award three prizes of $35,000 each to
young foreign-born biomedical scientists
who demonstrate outstanding early achievement. Eligible work
may be in basic, applied, and/or translational biomedical
science. Apply now!
Applications are being accepted for
the
Science & SciLifeLab Prize for Young Scientists.
This prize is for PhDs who were awarded their degree
in 2011 or 2012. The grand prize winner will
receive $25,000; runners-up will receive $2,500–$5,000. The
deadline for applications is TOMORROW, August 15.
NSF’s
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program is
accepting proposals until August 28. The
REU program supports active research participation
by undergraduate students; if you have an
idea for a project that would give students
an authentic research experience, apply for an REU
and provide funding for undergraduates to become true
scientists.
Policy
On July 31, the White House
announced nominations to two science-related positions
within the Administration. Dr. France Anne Córdova
is the nominee for Director of the National Science
Foundation, and Dr. Jo Handelsman
is the nominee for Associate Director for Science in
the Office of Science Technology and Policy. An
astrophysicist, Dr. Córdova is President Emerita of Purdue
University and former Chancellor of the University of
California, Riverside. Dr. Handelsman is a Howard Hughes
Medical Institute Professor in the Department of Molecular,
Cellular and Developmental Biology at Yale University and
has been a leader in science education in addition to
microbiology. In a statement announcing the nominations,
President Obama said, “The extraordinary dedication these
individuals bring to their new roles will greatly serve the
American people. I am grateful they have agreed to
serve in this Administration and I look forward to working
with them in the months and years to come.”
From
FASEB’s Washington Update: “Representative Nita Lowey
(D-NY), ranking member of the House Appropriations
Committee, is organizing an effort to provide
members of Congress with a resource to better illustrate the
negative impacts of sequestration in their districts.
Lowey’s office is seeking individuals with a
background in public health or health research who
are willing to help field requests from Congress members for
data on how sequestration is affecting local communities. If
you would like to serve as a resource for this effort,
please contact Jennifer
Zeitzer, FASEB Director of Legislative Relations, who
will put you in touch with Representative Lowey’s staff.”
And finally…
Some recent highlights from the GSA
social networking platforms. Join us on
Facebook,
Twitter, and
LinkedIn:
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Do you have a brief announcement to submit to GSA e-News?
E-news items include news about GSA members – new positions, book
publication, awards or grants received and obits; short policy
items; brief research news items and grant programs; and, award
nomination announcements.
Deadline for next
issue: August 23, 2013. Send items to Beth Ruedi,
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