Links to:
Abstract Book (pdf) NOTE: Text of abstracts are not
available in the printed program that will be distributed at
the meeting. You must download this book and bring it with
you if you would like the text of all the abstracts, in
printed form, while attending the meeting. A link to the
abstract book is also available on the mobile website.
Bookmark the meeting mobile website
for quick links to the schedule of events, pdf of the books,
the registration list, exhibitor list and more:
http://y.gsaconf.org
Yeast Genetics Meeting Awards and Special Presentations:
Yeast Genetics Meeting Lifetime Achievement Award - for lifetime contributions in the field of yeast genetics and outstanding community service. This year’s awardee
is Jeremy Thorner, University of California, Berkeley.
Previous Recipients: 2012 - John Pringle,
Stanford University
2010 – Paul Nurse, The Rockefeller University 2008 – Elizabeth Jones, Carnegie Mellon University 2006 – Fred Sherman, University of Rochester Medical School 2004 – Ron Davis, Stanford University 2002 – Gerald Fink, Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research
Ira Herskowitz Award - for outstanding contributions in the field of yeast research in the last 20 years. This award is usually given to scientists under 50. This year’s awardee is
Olga Troyanskaya, Princeton University.
Previous Recipients: 2012 - Angelika Amon, MIT
2010 – Brenda Andrews, University of Toronto 2008 – David Drubin, University of California, Berkeley 2006 – Charles Boone, University of Toronto, Canada 2004 – Jef Boeke, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine 2002 – Mark Johnston, University of Colorado
Winge-Lindegren Address – a thought provoking perspective given by a leader in the field of yeast genetics. This year’s address will be given by
Anita Hopper, Ohio State University.
Previous Addresses: 2012 - Andrew Murray, Harvard
University
2010 – Jasper Rine, University of California, Berkeley 2008 – The Cold Spring Harbor Yeast Group – Jeff Strathern, NIH, Amar Klar, NIH, Jim Hick, Cold Spring Harbor Lab 2006 – Chris Guthrie, University of California, San Francisco 2004 – Andre Sentenac, CEA/Saclay 2002 – David Botstein, Princeton University
Lee Hartwell Lecture - given by a noted researcher in the field who has used yeast in a way that has had an obvious impact on other fields. This year’s lecture will be presented by
George Church, Harvard Medical School.
Previous Lectures: 2012 - Stan Fields, University
of Washington, Seattle
2010 – Randy Schekman, University of California, Berkeley 2008 – Mitsurhio Yanagida, Kyoto University 2006 – Kim Nasmyth, Oxford University 2004 – Susan Lindquist, Whitehead Institute 2002 – Leland Hartwell, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
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 receive
GSA's Conversations in Genetics. Both scientific merit and clarity of presentation will be taken into account. Winners will be announced at the
dinner on Saturday night.
Eligibility Requirements:
- Member of the Genetics Society of America
- First and presenting author
- Undergraduate or graduate student
How to Get
Published Presentation
Wednesday, July 30
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Husky Union Building, Room 250
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.
After going through the buffet line,
participants should proceed to Room 250 with
their dinner plate for the presentation and to
meet with editors.
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Advocacy
Presentation
Thursday, July 31
Kane Hall, Room 210
3:15 pm - 4:45 pm
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.
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