Chairs' Choice Plenary Talks
Nomination Deadline: December 8, 2014
Speakers announced: January 16, 2015
- The selected talks are included in the program listed
above.
The Chairs’ Choice Talks are an
opportunity for high impact work published after the program
is set to be highlighted in a plenary session.
Nominations (including self-nominations) are invited for
Chair’s Choice Talks to be presented in the last spot of
each plenary session. The Chair’s Choice Talks are an
opportunity for high impact work published after the program
was set to be highlighted. Nominators can self-define “high
impact.”
To
be considered, the work must be published or in press for
2014 or early 2015, and the nominee must agree to attend the
entire meeting. Those invited to present talks in concurrent
sessions are still eligible to be considered for a Chair’s
Choice Plenary Talk. Meeting scientific co-chairs and
plenary session chairs will choose among the nominations.
Note: as is the case for all talks, no registration/housing
waivers or travel funds will be awarded.
To
submit a nomination send the following to scientific program
co-chairs Antonio Di Pietro and Michelle Momany (ge2dipia@uco.es,
momany@plantbio.uga.edu
):
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Speaker name, affiliation, email address and link to lab
website (if available).
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Brief abstract of the work highlighting its importance
(500 word maximum).
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A pdf of the publication or link to website.
Asilomar Banquet/Honored Perkins/Metzenberg
Lecture
A thought provoking perspective given by a leader in
the field of fungal genetics that often includes an historical
perspective, thoughts for the future and some humor. The speaker
for 2015 will be Michael J. Hynes, University of Melbourne.
Previous Lectures:
2013 –
Regine Kahmann, Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial
Microbiology
2011 – Salomon Barnicki-Garcia,
Cicese
2009 – Claudio Scazzocchio, University of Paris
2007 – June Kwon Chung, National
Institutes of Health
2005 – Joan Bennett,
Tulane University
2003 – Han van Etten, University of
Arizona
2001 – Ronald Morris, Rutgers University
1999
– Rowland Davis, Univeristy of CA, Irvine
1997 –
Lorna Casselton, University of Oxford
1995 – Robert
Metzenberg, University of Wisconsin, Madison
1993 –
Cardy Raper, University of Vermont
1991 – David Perkins,
Stanford University
1989 – Charles Yanofsky, Stanford
University
Fungal Genetics Conference Student Poster Awards
Awards will be given for the best poster presentations by
undergraduate and graduate students. The
judging
criteria is based on both scientific merit and clarity of presentation. Winners will be announced at the general
session on Saturday, March 21.
Genetics Society of America Postdoc Poster Awards
Awards will be given for the best poster presentations by GSA
graduate student members. If you are
a Genetics Society of America member, the first AND presenting author on the abstract and a
postdoc you may nominate your poster for an award. Both scientific merit and clarity of
presentation will be taken into account. Winners will be announced
at the general session on Saturday, March 21.
Eligibility Requirements:
- Member of the Genetics Society of America
- First and presenting author
- Graduate Student
Optional
Events
How to Get Published Workshop
Wednesday, March 18
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Chapel
This is an excellent
opportunity for graduate students,
postdoctoral fellows and
undergraduate students to have
informal conversations with GENETICS and G3
journal editors about the peer-review and
scientific publishing process in general, and
more specifically, the GSA's two journals.
Topics may include: the peer-review
process, open access, writing to get
published, where and how can your
work have the most impact, how to
create effective figures and tables,
the standards of each journal,
revisions and editing, and ethical
issues in publishing. Participants
can sign up when
they register for the meeting. Space
is limited.
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Advocacy Presentation
Friday, March 20
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Scripps
We will discuss the latest policy and legislative news affecting funding for NIH, describe why it is important for scientists to speak out about issues that affect their grants and research, and share tips for engaging in advocacy. Sign up online with registration.
Sign up online with registration. Space is limited.
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