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10/02/2023
e-News
NEWS FOR MEMBERS OF
THE GENETICS COMMUNITY
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Presidential Membership Initiative accepting applications
The Presidential Membership Initiative is designed to increase diversity in the GSA membership by offering a free membership through 2024, a discounted membership through 2025, an abstract fee waiver for one GSA conference, and recognition in Genes to Genomes. Apply by November 1, 2023.
Learn more
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GSA is collaborating with the Brazilian Genetics Society, the Latin American Association of Genetics, and the International Genetics Federation to host a series of international seminars (in English, via Zoom) highlighting scientists in North, Central, and South America. The upcoming
seminar, “Begomovirus-Plant Interactions: a signaling hub coordinating plant immunity and growth,” will feature speaker Elizabeth P. B. Fontes, on September 25, 2023, from 4–5 p.m. EDT. Register in advance here.
» genetics-gsa.org
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TACG 2024 Workshop Application Deadline
The Allied Genetics Conference is seeking applications from those who wish to organize a scientific workshop for TAGC 2024. Specific criteria and eligibility information can be found online. Submit an application by November 1, 2023.
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Reserve your booth at TAGC 2024 today!
Want to build brand awareness, showcase your products, and network with multiple international biological research communities? Add your booth to the Exhibit Hall for TAGC 2024! View the prospectus, along with detailed information about exhibiting including booth fee, floorplan, and exhibit hall hours, on the website. Early booth registration ends October 11, 2023. Rates will go up by $150 on October 12, so be sure to take advantage of the discounted rates.
» genetics-gsa.org
#Fungal24 website is now live!
Check out the 32nd Fungal Genetics Conference website for details on the upcoming conference, to be held March 12–17, 2024, Asilomar Conference Grounds, Pacific Grove, California. The abstract submission and registration sites will open October 27 and November 3, respectively.
GSA’s Conference Childcare Committee works to support
parent scientists and others with caregiving responsibilities as they attend scientific conferences. New committee members are needed to serve through 2024; they will be tasked with fundraising efforts and reviewing Child- and Dependent Care Grant applications ahead of #TAGC24. The committee is led by Co-Chairs Thomas Merritt (Laurentian University) and Rhea Datta (Hamilton College). If you are interested, can commit to monthly meetings, and are able to spend one to three hours a week over the next five months on fundraising, please send an email to conferencechildcare@genetics-gsa.org by September 25.
» genetics-gsa.org
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National Postdoc Awareness Week
Come join us to celebrate postdoctoral researchers with this unique seminar! Learn about what it is like at different stages of being a postdoctoral researcher, from the application process to day-to-day life. This panel discussion will feature ECLP postdoc representatives Hassan Bukhari, Jillian Freese, and Sarah-Renee Phillips, and will be moderated by Kaixiong (Calvin) Ye from Cornell University. Register here to attend virtually on September 19, 2023, at 1:30 p.m. EDT.
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Joyce Fernandes—a professor of biology, an advisor for the ECLP CME Subcommittee, and the director of undergraduate research at Miami University—was recently featured as a part of the Howard Garrison Advocacy Fellowship. She describes her history of communication within science and research, her role in unraveling the function of glia in nervous system development, her plans for the future within the Howard Garrison Advocacy Program, and more here.
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Michele Evans, Senior Investigator at the Laboratory of Epidemiology and Population Science of the NIH National Institute on Aging, recently detailed her past and present experiences in advocating for community-based health disparity research. Her invaluable perspective can be found online, featured on the NIH Science of Diversity Blog, as written by Marie A. Bernard.
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diversity.nih.gov
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Call for entries: FASEB BioArt Awards
FASEB is offering awards for submissions of artwork that effectively communicate an important aspect of 21st century biological research. Four entries will be selected across the following categories: Fluorescence or Electron Microscopy, Short video, Other Life Science Images, and Trainee/Early-Career. Each winning entry will receive a prize of $500. Specific requirements for each category can be
found online, and the deadline to submit is September 29, 2023, 9 a.m. EDT.
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Is your lab or organization hiring? The GSA Job Board is an excellent place to connect with top talent in our scientific community. GSA members qualify for a discounted rate to post job openings and can post student and postdoc positions at no cost.
Check out some of the latest postings on the GSA Job Board:
Open Rank/Tenure Track
Faculty | Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology | Terre Haute, IN, United States
Division Director | The National Science Foundation | Alexandria, VA, United States
Tenure Track Assistant Professor | Colgate University | Hamilton, NY, United States
Faculty Positions | California Institute of Technology | Pasadena, CA, United States
Tenure-Track Faculty | Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD, United States
Smith Postdoc-to-Tenure-Track Fellow | Bucknell University | Lewisburg, PA, United States
Computational Biologist/Senior
Computational Biologist | Calico Life Sciences | South San Francisco, CA, United States
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Know of a great opportunity for early career scientists? Or do you have good news to announce about a GSA member?
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We welcome submissions to both the GSA e-News (sent to all GSA members) and the Early Career Scientist Weekly (sent to student and postdoc GSA members). Items for the ECS Weekly include resources, awards, fellowships, grants, courses, and other opportunities applicable to early career scientists. News about GSA members includes new positions, book or op-ed publication, awards received, achievements, obits and others. We also invite other announcements relevant to GSA members, such as award nominations, new grant programs, etc.
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