Awards
The AFS Genetics Section Hall of Excellence recognizes professionals who have made outstanding contributions to the advancement of management or conservation of aquatic species and ecosystems through the application of genetics tools, techniques, or theory. Up to three inductees are entered into the Hall of Excellence per year. If you would like to nominate someone... Read More
The AFS Genetics Section is sponsoring a travel award to the Fisheries Society of the British Isles Annual Symposium on “Fish, Genes and Genomes” to be held in Bangor, North Wales, UK, from 18-22 July 2016! Please download the eligibility requirements and application guidelines: (link removed). Please also visit the symposium website for additional conference... Read More
Announcing a new award opportunity called the Genetics Section Early Career Award for fisheries geneticists in the early career stage. Details, including eligibility requirements and nomination procedures, can be found on our Awards page at units.fisheries.org/genetics/awards/. Please note the nomination deadline of 10 June 2016. Read More
Please join us in welcoming our Genetics Section Hall of Excellence Inductees for 2015: Bernie May, David Philipp, Gary Thorgaard, and Robin Waples. Find out more on our Hall of Excellence page. Please also congratulate Phelps Awardee Will Satterthwait and Wright Awardees Kari Dammerman and John Hargrove. A description of their work can be found... Read More
In early September, the executive committee will ask Section members to approve three amendments to the Genetics Section bylaws. Two of these are “house keeping” amendments in that they formalize standing committees for the Section’s established awards (James E. Wright graduate award and Stevan Phelps memorial award). The third amendment creates a standing committee for... Read More
The Genetics Section is now accepting applications for The James E. Wright Graduate Student travel awards to the annual AFS meeting in Portland, OR. This is a great opportunity for graduate students, so please encourage them to apply. Applications are due 26 June 2015. Selection criteria and the application procedure can be downloaded (link removed)... Read More
The AFS Genetics Section Hall of Excellence recognizes professionals who have made outstanding contributions to the advancement of management or conservation of aquatic species and ecosystems through the application of genetics tools, techniques, or theory. Up to three inductees are entered into the Hall of Excellence per year. For our inaugural year in 2014, Fred... Read More
The deadline for applications for the James E. Wright Graduate Award has been extended a week to 6 June 2014. For additional information and instructions on how to apply, please click (link removed) or visit our Awards page. Read More
Congratulations to the following award recipients, announced during the 2014 AFS Annual Meeting in Quebec. Stevan Phelps Memorial Best Paper Award: Helen Neville and Louis Bernatchez. The Genetics Section presented the 2014 Stevan Phelps Memorial Award to Helen Neville and Louis Bernatchez for their paper, “Neville H., and L. Bernatchez. 2013. Coding Gene Single Nucleotide... Read More
Congratulations to the new Genetics Section leadership, including Jeff Olsen (President), Wendylee Stott (President-Elect), and Amy Welsh (Secretary-Treasurer). In addition to the above news, we are proud to announce the induction of the 2014 inaugural class in the Genetics Section Hall of Excellence, which includes Fred Allendorf (University of Montana), John Avise (UC Irvine), Fred... Read More
