Newswise BETHESDA, MD June 11, 2013 The Genetics Society of America (GSA) is pleased to announce the selection of five early career researchers one graduate student and four postdoctoral researchers as recipients of a fall 2013 DeLill Nasser Award for Professional Development in Genetics. The award is a $1,000 travel grant for each researcher to attend any national or international meeting, conference or laboratory course that will enhance his or her career.

The DeLill Nasser Award is one of GSAs most inspiring programs because it enables the Society to play a direct role in supporting the professional development of our student and postdoc members, said Adam Fagen, PhD, Executive Director of GSA. It is clear that the future of genetics is bright, with researchers like these awardees leading the way.

The DeLill Nasser Award was established by GSA in 2001 to honor its namesake, DeLill Nasser (19292000), a long-time GSA member who provided critical support to many early career researchers during her 22 years as program director in eukaryotic genetics at the National Science Foundation. Since the formation of this award, nearly 100 graduate students and postdocs have received funding for travel to further their career goals and enhance their education. The program is supported by GSA, and with charitable donations from members of the genetics community.

The five recipients of the fall 2013 DeLill Nasser Awards, their institutions and the conference or course each intends to attend are listed below. To see the pictures associated with this release, please click here.

Brian J. Arnold Graduate Student, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA Ecological and Evolutionary Genomics, July 1419, 2013, Biddeford, ME

Sara Beese-Sims, PhD Postdoctoral Researcher, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA Epigenetics: Mechanisms and Implications, August 49, 2013, Smithfield, RI

Kingsley Boateng, PhD Postdoctoral Researcher, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD FASEB Science Research Conference on Genetic Recombination and Genome Rearrangement, July 2126, 2013, Steamboat Springs, CO

Kerry Geiler-Samerotte, PhD Postdoctoral Researcher, New York University, New York, NY Ecological and Evolutionary Genomics, July 1419, 2013, Biddeford, ME

Aleeza Gerstein, PhD Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN Molecular Mycology: Current Approaches to Fungal Pathogenesis, July 31August 16, 2013, Woods Hole, MA

Applications were reviewed by the DeLill Nasser Award Selection Committee: Chair Marnie Halpern, PhD (Carnegie Inst for Science) and members Tim Christensen, PhD (East Carolina Univ); Matthew Hahn, PhD (Indiana Univ); R. Scott Hawley, PhD (Stowers Inst for Medical Research); Kristin Latham, PhD (Western Oregon Univ); Terry Orr-Weaver, PhD (Whitehead Institute and MIT); Helen K. Salz, PhD (Case Western Reserve Univ); Nadia Singh, PhD (North Carolina State Univ); and Jeffrey Williams Thomas, PhD, nephew of DeLill Nasser.

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The Genetics Society of America Announces Fall 2013 DeLill Nasser Travel Award Recipients

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