Awards
The Genetics Section Ex Comm would like to again make travel funding available for postdocs looking to attend the 2022 AFS meeting in Spokane 21-25 August 2022. Several awards will be made, with $500 given for in person attendance and $300 for virtual attendance (cost of virtual attendance for early career professionals). Please indicate if... Read More
We are now accepting applications for the James Wright Award, a graduate student travel award that provides funds to participate in the annual AFS meeting. This year’s annual meeting will be in Spokane from 21-25 August 2022. There will be a virtual attendance option, so students, please indicate in your application whether you will be... Read More
Just a reminder that AFS Genetics Section postdoc travel award applications for the national AFS meeting are due by 5 pm PST tomorrow, August 18. Please see the AFS GS Postdoc Travel Award 2021 announcement. Submit your materials to Andrea Schreier (amdrauch@ucdavis.edu) by tomorrow! Awardees will be notified before the AFS Genetics Section Business Meeting... Read More
Worried you or your student missed the deadline to submit for the AFS Best Student Presentation/Poster Award at the Baltimore meeting? There’s still time! High school, undergraduate, or graduate students who have recently completed research can still be considered for AFS Best Student Presentation or Poster Awards for 2021, but applications are only open for... Read More
Please submit nominations by 16 July 2021 to Craig Stockwell, Committee Chair, and CC Committee Members Emily Lescak and Kerry Reid. Instructions for nomination can be downloaded here: Genetics Section Early Career Award Announcement 2021 and on our Early Career Award page. Read More
Hi, all! On behalf of the AFS Genetics Section, we are now accepting applications for the James Wright Award, a graduate student travel award that provides funds to participate in the annual AFS meeting. AFS will be offering a hybrid meeting this November, with some attendees participating virtually and others participating in person. The Genetics... Read More
Hi, all! On behalf of the AFS Genetics Section, we are now accepting applications for the James Wright Award, a graduate student travel award that provides funds to participate in the annual AFS meeting this year. Due to COVID-19, AFS has opted to offer the meeting online but they will be charging registration fees for... Read More
Folks! It is that time of the year again when we recognize our promising early-career geneticists! Please nominate your candidate(s) to be recognized at AFS Annual Meeting! Eligibility: A nominee must be a full or affiliate member of the AFS Genetics Section and must be within five years of having completed graduate training, including post-doctoral... Read More
On behalf of the AFS Genetics Section, we are now accepting applications for the James Wright Award, a graduate student travel award that provides funds to attend the annual AFS meeting in Reno this year. Faculty, this is a great opportunity for graduate students so please encourage them to apply. We anticipate making two awards... Read More
Congratulations to this year’s James Wright award winners, Shannon White and Nathaniel Marshall! The awards will be presented at the Genetic Section’s business meeting during the AFS Annual Meeting in Atlantic City. If you are attending, please come to the business meeting to congratulate the winners in person. Thanks also go to the selection committee... Read More
