The American Genetic Association Presidential Symposium is in October! We would love to see you there! Our President, Michael Nachman, has invited an awesome lineup of presenters! Here are the details: Conference package includes all meals, talks, and events at Granlibakken resort. For regular registration go HERE – For student/Postdoc registration go HERE Contributed talks & […]
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Symposium Snippets from #AGA2024: JHered Outstanding Student Paper Awardee
Welcome to #AGA2024!! Here we will share some bits, pieces, and anecdotes from this year’s presidential symposium! Our president Beth Shapiro put together a great list of speakers and we have many excellent poster presenters. The Council of the American Genetic Association selects the Journal of Heredity Outstanding Student-Authored Paper Award each year. The 2022 […]
Day 3 Symposium Snippets from #AGA2024 Part 4
Welcome to #AGA2024!! Here we will share some bits, pieces, and anecdotes from this year’s presidential symposium! Our president Beth Shapiro put together a great list of speakers and we have many excellent poster presenters. Day 3: Poster Session
Day 3 Symposium Snippets from #AGA2024 Part 3
Welcome to #AGA2024!! Here we will share some bits, pieces, and anecdotes from this year’s presidential symposium! Our president Beth Shapiro put together a great list of speakers and we have many excellent poster presenters. Day 3: Afternoon Talks Aryn Wilder, Fitness benefits of genetic rescue despite chromosomal differences in an endangered pocket mouse Aryn […]
Day 3 Symposium Snippets from #AGA2024 Part 2
Welcome to #AGA2024!! Here we will share some bits, pieces, and anecdotes from this year’s presidential symposium! Our president Beth Shapiro put together a great list of speakers and we have many excellent poster presenters. Day 3: Mid-AM Talks Stephen Gaughran, Temporal genomics of an extreme bottleneck in the northern elephant seal Stephen is a […]
Day 3 Symposium Snippets from #AGA2024 Part 1
Welcome to #AGA2024!! Here we will share some bits, pieces, and anecdotes from this year’s presidential symposium! Our president Beth Shapiro put together a great list of speakers and we have many excellent poster presenters. Day 3: AM Talks Elinor Karlsson, Exploring the evolution of exceptional traits through comparative genomics in hundreds of mammals Elinor […]
Day 2 Symposium Snippets from #AGA2024 Part 2 & 3
Welcome to #AGA2024!! Here we will share some bits, pieces, and anecdotes from this year’s presidential symposium! Our president Beth Shapiro put together a great list of speakers and we have many excellent poster presenters. Day 2: Mid-AM Talks Nevé Baker, Ancient sedimentary DNA shows 5000 years of continuous beaver occupancy in Grand Teton National […]
Day 2 Symposium Snippets from #AGA2024 Part 1
Welcome to #AGA2024!! Here we will share some bits, pieces, and anecdotes from this year’s presidential symposium! Our president Beth Shapiro put together a great list of speakers and we have many excellent poster presenters. Day 2: AM Talks Hernán Morales, Temporal genomics, extinction risk and recovery potential Hernán works as part of the Evolutionary […]
Day 1 Symposium Snippets from #AGA2024
Welcome to #AGA2024!! Here we will share some bits, pieces, and anecdotes from this year’s presidential symposium! Our president Beth Shapiro put together a great list of speakers and we have many excellent poster presenters. Day 1: AGA Key Distinguished Lecture This year’s lecture is brought to you by Scott V. Edwards and covers both […]
AGA 2022 President’s Introduction and Symposium (coming up!)
About the Blog Author: Dr. Lila Fishman is a Professor of Biological Sciences at the University of Montana-Missoula. Her research focuses on understanding natural plant variation through the lens of evolutionary genetics and genomics, mostly using monkeyflowers as a model system. Follow her research on adaptation, speciation, and selfish evolution (and related activities) via […]