Hi AFSGS Members, Please find below some information about two genomics symposia at the upcoming Virtual Annual Meeting. Note that the live sessions are back-to-back on the 21st. Talks for both symposia are asynchronous and will be available starting on the 14th. Also, the Genetics Section will be holding a virtual Business Meeting on September... 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
Monday 30-Sept starting around 7:00PM – 10:00PM at The Depot (http://thedepotreno.com/) Address: The Depot Craft Brewery & Distillery, 325 E 4th Street, Reno, Nevada (Ph: 775-737-4330) This year, the AFS Genetics Section will have its informal, no-host social at The Depot. The Depot is located in a historic brick building (built in 1910) that served... Read More
Dear Genetics Sections members, There are a variety of genetics themed symposia and session at the upcoming joint AFS/TWS meeting in Reno, NV. Many sessions were organized jointly by AFS and TWS members and it will be exciting to network and exchange ideas with our colleagues from the TWS Molecular Ecology Working Group. Below a... 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
The AFS Genetics Section is jointly organizing with TWS Molecular Ecology Working Group a symposium focusing on advances and applications of genomic approaches to showcase the broad applicability of genomic data to fish and wildlife conservation and management. We are soliciting contributions from AFS members. We particularly encourage participation by students, postdocs and early career... Read More
Section members: As you plan for you summer meeting travel please consider the following symposium at the 2019 International Association for Great Lakes Research Annual meeting in Brockport, NY, June 10-14. Application of genomic tools to inform management of the Great Lakes Over the past few years, many geneticists studying the Great Lakes have begun... Read More
Genetics Section members, please find attached the meeting minutes for the Section Business Meeting that was held Monday, August 20, 2018, at 5:30 pm in the Atlantic City Convention Center, Room 414. Read More
Genetics Section members, Attached is the latest issue of the section’s newsletter, The Open Reading Frame. Please send along contributions for the next issue at anytime to jaredhomola20@gmail.com. These might include your original lab or fieldwork photography, job postings, award solicitations, journal article summaries, or anything else you’d like to share with section members. All... Read More
