Newswise BETHESDA, MD (October 18, 2013) -- The Genetics Society of America (GSA) welcomes the election of five members to its Board of Directors. The new members include a vice presidentwho will serve as president of the Society in 2015a treasurer, and three directors. They are:

Jasper Rine, PhD (University of California, Berkeley). Dr. Rine will serve as vice president in 2014 and as GSA president in 2015. Sue Jinks-Robertson, PhD (Duke University Medical School), treasurer. Angelika Amon, PhD (Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Massachusetts Institute of Technology), director. Lauren McIntyre, PhD (University of Florida), director. Dmitri Petrov, PhD (Stanford University), director.

We are gratified that such talented scientists and thoughtful educators will volunteer their expertise and limited time to provide leadership for GSA, said GSA Executive Director Adam P. Fagen, PhD. As we welcome these new Board members, we thank the outgoing officers and directors for their dedicated service and look forward to their continued involvement in the Society.

These new officers and directors begin their tenure on January 1, 2014, and will remain on the GSA Board until December 31, 2016.

New Members of the GSA Board of Directors

Vice President (and President-Elect): Jasper Rine, PhD, Professor of Genetics, Genomics and Development, University of California, Berkeley, CA

Dr. Rine investigates epigeneticschanges in gene expression or cell traits not caused by changes in DNA sequenceusing brewers yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae), a powerful model organism in genetics. His lab is currently focused on exploring yeast and human genetic and epigenetic variation with the eventual goal of understanding gene silencing and identifying human gene variants whose impact can be addressed through diet. Dr. Rine is an elected member of the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He serves as a Reviews Editor for GSAs journal GENETICS and an associate editor for GSAs journal G3: Genes|Genomes|Genetics.

Treasurer: Sue Jinks-Robertson, PhD, Professor of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC

Dr. Jinks-Robertson and her lab are examining the regulation of DNA repair and surveillance mechanisms, essential for preventing mutagenesis and maintaining genome stability, using brewers yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) as a model system. Dr. Jinks-Robertson is a fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. She previously served on the GSA Board as a Director from 2010 to 2012 and is founding chair of the Societys Women in Genetics Committee.

Directors: Angelika Amon, PhD, Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and Professor of Biology, Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

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