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  There are only two weeks remaining until several deadlines for The Allied Genetics Conference (TAGC): abstract submission, early registration, and travel award and childcare grant applications are all due March 23, 2016.   Abstract Submission Submit by March 23 – late abstracts will not be accepted Meeting Registration Save up to $200 by registering on or before…

GSA member Houra Merrikh has been honored with the Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science. Established in 2009, the award recognizes individuals born outside of the U.S. who have demonstrated outstanding early achievement and who often face significant challenges early in their career.   Houra Merrikh, PhD Assistant Professor of Microbiology University of Washington…

 FY 2017 Budget Process Underway President Obama submitted his budget request for Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 to congress at the beginning of the month, proposing funding levels for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to accommodate a nearly $1 billion increase in mandatory spending to fund special projects like the BRAIN, Precision Medicine, and Cancer Moonshot…

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is seeking nominations for the 2016 National Medal of Science, which is considered the nation’s honest honor for those who work in the physical, biological, mathematical, engineering, behavioral, and social sciences. This honor is presented annually by the President at a White House ceremony. First established by Congress in 1959, nearly…

Already finished the Sunday crossword in the paper and looking for a new challenge? Try your hand at this genetics and GSA-specific puzzle submitted by one of our members. Any member who sends their correctly competed puzzle to blog@genetics-gsa.org by Monday, March 7 will be eligible to win a snazzy GSA t-shirt.     We…

Leonid Kruglyak (HHMI/University of California, Los Angeles) has been awarded the 2016 Edward Novitski Prize for his extraordinary level of creativity and intellectual ingenuity in the solution of significant problems in genetics research. “Dr. Leonid Kruglyak has been a pioneer in human genetics for over 15 years…. he continues to pose questions and do experiments…

Former GSA Board member Jeannie T. Lee, who also co-chairs The Allied Genetics Conference (TAGC) Coordinating Committee, has been named as recipient of the 2016 Lurie Prize in Biomedical Sciences. The award, which is bestowed by the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH), recognizes Lee’s work in uncovering the functions of long, noncoding RNA…

As we’re in the heart of asking you to join or renew your GSA membership for 2016, you may be wondering where membership dues go. Your dues do not subsidize the GSA journals or GSA conferences, which are self-sustaining. Your membership dues do support programmatic activities that further the Society’s mission—including advocacy, communications, education, outreach,…

  Detlef Weigel (Max Plank Institute for Developmental Biology, Tuebingen) has been awarded the GSA Medal for his outstanding contributions to the field of genetics in the last 15 years. “Detlef’s blend of biology, genetics, and genomics technology has been key to many advances at the intersection of modern plant developmental and evolutionary biology”, said…

GSA member Erin K. O’Shea has been selected by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) as its sixth president and will assume the top position on September 1, 2016. O’Shea has served as HHMI’S vice president and chief scientific officer since 2013. She is also a professor at Harvard University. With a background in yeast research, O’Shea’s…

Intern with Genes to Genomes! The Genetics Society of America journals, GENETICS and G3: Genes|Genomes|Genetics, seek an intern with a talent for storytelling and a strong background in genetics or a related scientific field. The intern will work closely with editorial staff to write posts for the Genes to Genomes blog and contribute to other writing,…