Schedule of Events

Workshops

Workshop Application Deadline: November 15, 2016

Individuals interested in organizing a workshop should complete the Workshop Proposal Form.Workshops should not be structured as parallel sessions but should be more interactive in nature. Topics can be based on a specific scientific area, a technical approach applicable to various research topics, community resources, educational issues, or other topics of interest to the worm community. Authors presenting a talk in a workshop may not present the same work in a platform session. Workshop proposals must be received by November 15, 2016. Workshop organizers will be notified by December 30, 2016 if their proposal was accepted.

Parasitic Nematodes: 3rd Bridging the Divide Workshop

June 21, 2:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Northwest Auditorium

Each year infections of animals and plants by parasitic nematodes cause many billions of dollars of agricultural damage. Over 1.5 billion people worldwide, particularly in developing nations, are infected by nematodes and suffer from the resulting debilitating diseases. Currently, only a few investigators address problems of parasitic nematodes using C. elegans. To encourage and facilitate more interactions between the C. elegans and parasitic nematode communities, workshops were held at the 2013 and 2015 International C. elegans Meeting in which experts in plant, animal and human parasitic nematodes spoke on the life history and unique biology of these parasitic species and on outstanding issues in their field. A key goal of this session was to make C. elegans scientists aware of the issues and problems that parasitic nematode researchers face and pave the way for applying the powerful approaches and technologies that have advanced C. elegans research to parasitic nematodes.

Genetics Society of America Poster Awards

Awards will be given for the best poster presentations by GSA student members. If you are a Genetics Society of America member, the first AND presenting author on the abstract and an undergraduate or graduate student you may nominate your poster for an award. The following prizes will be awarded: 1st place - $400, 2nd place - $300, 3rd place - $200, 4th place - $100, 5 honorable mentions will also be awarded. Both scientific merit and clarity of presentation will be taken into account. Winners will be announced at the dinner on Saturday night. PIs and Postdocs that are GSA members can indicate when they register if they would like to facilitate the judging.

Poster Award Organizers:

Erin Cram, Northeastern University

Tina Gumienny, Texas Women's University

Laura Vallier, Hofstra University

Jared Young, Mills College