Genetics Society of America Honors Barbara Meyer with 2018 Thomas Hunt Morgan Medal
The Genetics Society of America (GSA) is pleased to announce that Barbara Meyer is the recipient of the 2018 Thomas Hunt Morgan Medal, which is awarded for lifetime achievement in genetics. This honor is given in recognition of her groundbreaking...
5-Feb-2018 8:00 AM EST
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Genetics Society of America Honors Philip Hieter with 2018 George W. Beadle Award
The Genetics Society of America (GSA) is pleased to announce that Philip Hieter is the recipient of the 2018 George W. Beadle Award, bestowed in honor of his outstanding contributions to the genetics research community. Hieter is Professor of...
4-Feb-2018 8:05 PM EST
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Genetics Society of America Honors Steven Farber and Jamie Shuda with 2018 Elizabeth W. Jones Award for Excellence in Education
The Genetics Society of America (GSA) is pleased to announce that Steven Farber and Jamie Shuda are the recipients of the 2018 Elizabeth W. Jones Award for Excellence in Education for their extraordinary contributions to genetics education. Farber...
1-Feb-2018 12:05 PM EST
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Mariana Wolfner Recognized with 2018 Genetics Society of America Medal
The Genetics Society of America (GSA) is pleased to announce that Professor Mariana Wolfner of the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics at Cornell University is the recipient of the 2018 Genetics Society of America Medal for her work on...
31-Jan-2018 3:00 PM EST
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Stressed-Out Worms Hit the Snooze Button
When you catch a nasty cold, curling up in bed to sleep may be the only activity you can manage. Sleeping in response to stress isn’t a uniquely human behavior: many other animals have the same reaction, and it’s not clear why. While the...
14-Dec-2017 1:05 PM EST
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Clues to the Innate Drug Resistance of a Cocoa-Fermenting Pathogen
At first glance, the yeast Candida krusei seems as innocuous as microbes come: it’s used for fermenting cocoa beans and gives chocolate its pleasant aroma. But it’s increasingly being found as a pathogen in immunocompromised patients—and C....
16-Oct-2017 2:30 PM EDT
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Why Do So Many Nobel Prizes Go to Scientists Working on Fruit Flies?
This year’s Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash, and Michael W. Young for their studies of the circadian clock in fruit flies. But their discoveries weren’t just insect idiosyncrasies—they held...
16-Oct-2017 11:05 AM EDT
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Genetics Society of America Honors Richard Lewontin with 2017 Thomas Hunt Morgan Medal
The Genetics Society of America (GSA) is pleased to announce that Richard C. Lewontin, PhD is the 2017 recipient of the Thomas Hunt Morgan Medal for lifetime achievement in the field of genetics. This award recognizes Lewontin’s extensive impact...
24-Mar-2017 10:00 AM EDT
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