GSA Offers Assistance to Members Affected by Hurricane Sandy

The Genetics Society of America has set up a publicly accessible bulletin board, to connect members of the scientific community who, as a result of Hurricane Sandy, may be in need of scientific resources including research organisms, samples, reagents, equipment, etc., with those who are in a position to offer help and support.

For members who may have experienced catastrophic damage or disruption to their research program, please post your needs on the Hurricane Sandy Exchange.

For those who can offer help with resources or other support, please list what you can provide.

Our thoughts are with all who have been impacted by this storm and we hope the Hurricane Sandy Exchange will help in getting you through this difficult time.

Genetics Society of America Announces 2013 Award Recipients

The Genetics Society of America (GSA) is pleased to announce its 2013 award recipients. The five individuals honored are recognized by their peers for their outstanding achievements and contributions to the community of geneticists. They will receive their awards at GSA conferences during 2013.

This years award winners are an outstanding group of individuals who have all contributed in such powerful ways to the field of genetics in research, in education, and in fostering the genetics community. The GSA awards provide an opportunity for the genetics community as a whole to say a heartfelt thank you and to recognize those whose impressive achievements have advanced the science of genetics, said Phil Heiter, PhD, President of GSA.

The recipients of the 2013 GSA Awards are as follows:
 

Thomas Hunt Morgan Medal	Genetics Society of America Medal	George W. Beadle Award	Elizabeth W. Jones Award for Excellence in Education	Edward Novitski Prize
Thomas D. Petes, PhD	Elaine A. Ostrander, PhD	R. Scott Hawley, PhD	A. Malcolm Campbell, PhD	Jonathan K. Pritchard, PhD Photo credit: Aynsley Floyd/AP

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GSA Members Elected to Institute of Medicine of the National Academies

Congratulations to GSA members David B. Allison (Univ of Alabama at Birmingham), Shelley L. Berger (Univ of Penn), Nancy M. Bonini (HHMI and Univ of Penn) and Terry R. Magnuson (UNC Chapel Hill) who were elected to the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academies. Members are elected annually by their colleagues who are current members with acknowledgment of their achievements and commitment to service in their fields. It is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine.

Join GSA in the We Are Research campaign during the first week of October. Help us to draw attention to the importance of basic research! It can take just a few minutes to show elected officials and the public the importance of what goes on in our labs and classrooms.

Take a picture, make a video, recruit your colleagues, invite people to your lab, take your science to the street.
 

GSA E-News, Week of November 14, 2012

• GSA launches a bulletin board for the genetics community impacted by Hurricane Sandy

• Deadline for Fungal Genetics abstract submission is December 12

• The GSA Journals are inviting submissions for a focus on The Genetics of Immunity

• Donate to GSA funds to support early career geneticists

• and much more!

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