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2026 Early Career Leadership Program Cohort
The Genetics Society of America is pleased to introduce the 2026 Early Career Leadership Program (ECLP) cohort. This year’s participants represent a dynamic group of early career scientists committed to strengthening the genetics community through leadership, service, and collaboration.
Community Voices
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Early Career Leadership Spotlight: Montana Kay Lara
We’re taking time to get to know the members of the GSA Early Career Scientist Subcommittees. Join us to learn more about members of the Early Career Leadership Program.
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Landing a faculty position: Seungsoo Kim
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Why PEQG is the meeting population, evolutionary, and quantitative geneticists can’t miss
Policy & Advocacy
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Why scientists’ voices matter in Congress: A conversation with Adriana Bankston on the importance of federal research advocacy
Adriana Bankston, a former AAAS-ASGCT Congressional Policy Fellow in the U.S. House of Representatives*, shares how she used her background as a scientist to shape policy during uncertain times. She explains why advocacy matters at every career stage, and how individual voices can make an impact in the U.S. Congress.
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When U.S. scientific research isn’t funded, the economy takes a hit
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Policy changes are closing the door on the “American Dream”
Science & Publishing
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New study suggests Elg1-RLC strays from the beaten path to safeguard replication stress
A new study in GENETICS reveals how the PCNA unloader Elg1-RLC protects replication forks during DNA damage, operating in a noncanonical pathway that safeguards genome stability when checkpoint signaling is compromised.
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The great genetic swap: Rethinking essentiality in fruit fly reproduction
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GSA is at PAG: Recent articles from GENETICS and G3
From the Archives
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Cold-loving fungi fight frostbite, but can’t take the heat
To the unaided eye, Antarctic soil and alpine glaciers may appear to be barren wastelands devoid of life. But some microbes call hostile habitats like these home. Research on one such organism, published in the latest issue of G3, reveals some of the mechanisms behind cold adaptation—and explains why these otherwise hardy creatures can’t survive…