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
Section members: Please find attached the agenda for the Section business meeting on Monday, August 20, 2018, at 5:30pm in the Atlantic City Convention Center Room 414. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask, and I hope to see you there. Cheers, Wendylee Stott Research Associate Michigan State University CESU 1451 Green... Read More
Hi Genetics Section Members, […] If you will be attending the conference, you are invited to join the group for dinner after the Genetics Section Business Meeting. The Business Meeting is Monday, Aug 20, at 5:30pm in Convention Center Room 414. After the meeting, we’ll walk as a group to Antonio’s (http://angelosfairmounttavern.com/) for a sit... Read More
Section members: Please note the time and date of the Section’s business meeting. We are meeting on Monday, August 20, from 5:30-6:30pm in Room 414 of the Atlantic City Convention Center. An agenda will be posted in the next 2-3 weeks. Cheers, Wendylee Stott wstott@usgs.gov 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
Hello Genetics Section members, It’s time to select a president-elect and secretary-treasurer. The president-elect serves for two years, followed by two years as president and two years as past-president. The secretary-treasurer serves for two years. We are fortunate to have highly qualified candidates for both positions. You can read the candidates statements and make your... Read More
Do you know a promising early-career fisheries geneticist rising up the ranks since graduation? Then nominate her/him 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 research, and in... Read More
Dear Genetics Section members, This is a reminder that nominations for induction into the Hall of Excellence (HoE) for 2018 are due to President-Elect Andrew Whiteley (andrew.whiteley@mso.umt.edu) by 15 April 2018 (this Sunday). The HoE recognizes professionals who have made outstanding contributions to the advancement of management or conservation of aquatic species and ecosystems through... Read More
Hello! The registration deadline is approaching. If you haven’t already, please register and send in your abstracts. Registration & Abstracts The deadline is 10 April; you may submit both here. For NOAA employees awaiting group travel approval, please submit your abstract by 10 April; we expect to extend the deadline for NOAA registrants if travel... Read More
Dear Colleagues, We invite you to participate in a symposium at this year’s annual meeting of the American Fisheries Society titled Integration of Genetic Techniques with Quantitative Stock Assessment and Ecological Models for Resolving Fishery Management Issues. The meeting will be held in Atlantic City, New Jersey, from August 19-23, 2018. A description of the... Read More
