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Call for Nominations: American Society of Human Genetics McKusick Leadership Award
This prestigious award is presented on behalf of the Society to an individual whose professional achievements have fostered and enriched the development of various human genetics disciplines. Potential recipients should exemplify the enduring leadership and vision required to ensure that the field of human genetics will flourish and successfully assimilate into the broader context of science, medicine, and health. They also may have made major contributions to awareness or understanding of human genetics by policy makers or by the general public. A plaque and $2,500 will be presented in honor of the awardee at the Annual Meeting.
All award nominations must be submitted online. Please note that posthumous nominations will not be accepted. If you have any other specific questions regarding ASHG awards, please direct them to klong@ashg.org.
ASHG Award Nominations Deadline: Friday, April 30, 2012
Call for Nominations: American Society of Human Genetics Stern Award
The Stern Award honors the memory of Curt Stern (1902-1981) as an outstanding pioneering human geneticist. This award is presented yearly for outstanding scientific achievements in human genetics that occurred in the last 10 years. The work could be a single major discovery or may be a series of contributions on a similar or related topic. The monetary award is $2,500 to be presented at the Annual Meeting. Nominations will be solicited from the committee members and general membership.
Call for Nominations: American Society of Human Genetics Allan Award
The Allan Award, the major award given by The American Society of Human Genetics, was established in 1961 in memory of William Allan (1881-1943), who was one of the first American physicians to conduct extensive research in human genetics. The Allan Award is presented annually to recognize substantial and far-reaching scientific contributions to human genetics, carried out over a sustained period of scientific inquiry and productivity. It consists of an engraved medal and an award of $10,000 presented at the Annual Meeting. The award is given yearly but can be omitted in any given year at the discretion of the Board. The winner presents a 30-45 minute address to the ASHG meeting participants, and it is customary to submit a manuscript of his/her presentation to The American Journal of Human Genetics. The presentation of the award is not contingent upon the address and submission of a manuscript. Nominations will be solicited from committee members and the general membership.
Call for Participation: 7th Annual DNA Day Essay Contest
The American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) invites you to participate in the 7th Annual DNA Day Essay Contest! The contest is open to students in grades 9-12.
The contest aims to challenge students to examine, question, and reflect on the important concepts of genetics. Essays are expected to contain substantive, well-reasoned arguments indicative of a depth of understanding of the concepts related to the essay questions.
Essays are read and evaluated by several independent judges through three rounds of scoring.
1st Place Winner: $1,000 + teacher receives a $1,000 grant for laboratory genetics equipment. 2nd Place Winner: $600 + teacher receives a $600 grant for laboratory genetics equipment. 3rd Place Winner: $400 + teacher receives a $400 grant for laboratory genetics equipment. Honorable Mention: 10 prizes of $100 each.
This year there is one question, which deals with gene regulation. Remember to support your argument with citations from scientific journal articles, books, newspapers, etc. Take advantage of research published by experts, which is often more reliable than Web sources, blogs, or other references from people who lack specialized knowledge.
Question
Genes exert their influence on organisms by being turned on and off in precise ways and at precise times. Disease can result when problems arise during this process of “gene regulation.” The first processes of gene regulation to be discovered involved molecular ‘switches’ that regulate transcription at gene promoters. In the last 20 years, genomic research has uncovered many new types of gene regulation that earlier researchers would have never imagined. Genes can be regulated by repressors, activators, enhancers, epigenetic changes to chromatin, RNA interference, the environment, and other processes. Choose one of the gene regulation processes listed above and, using references to support your argument, explain why/how that regulatory process is critically important to ONE of the following:
early development normal cell function causation of disease or cell malfunction Deadline: March 12, 2012 at 5:00 PM EST.
Questions? Please contact:
Donna Green Education Programs Coordinator Phone: (301) 634-7326 dgreen@ashg.org
Uses and Abuses of Biology Essay Competition
Two rounds of the essay competition will be held, the first in 2012 and the second in 2013. The topics will be different for each year but both will be related to the theme 'Uses and Abuses of Biology'.
The aim of the essay competition is to stimulate writing and thinking on the theme of the overall programme and in particular to facilitate the publication of prize-winning essays. Winning essays will be posted on the competition website and the organisers will give advice to prize-winners on how to achieve publication of their essays.
The Uses and Abuses of Biology Essay Competition invites submissions from students (undergraduate, Masters and Doctoral) or recent graduates aged 30 or younger on the day the competition closes. The closing date for the first year's competition is midnight GMT on 1st September 2012.
The 2012 essay topic is 'Explore the ways in which contemporary genetics both challenges and underpins notions of human freedom, value and identity'. Essays with alternative titles will not be considered.
Essays should be typewritten in English on A4 pages with double spacing.
Essays should be between 4000 and 6000 words in length, not including citations or bibliography, which can be added as an Appendix.
Submissions will be accepted by email at
faraday.essay@st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk
All submissions are final and only one submission per person is permitted. Each submission should include the name, address and full contact details of the applicant, together with the names and contact details of two referees who could, if required, confirm the applicant's age at the time of submission.
An international Panel of Judges will select the competition winners. Up to three prizes for first, second and third place, worth £1000, £500, and £250 respectively, will be awarded by 25th December 2012. The decision of the judges is final and no correspondence will be entered into regarding the outcome of the competition.
Enquiries or clarifications regarding the essay competition should be sent to faraday.grants@st-edmunds.cam.ac.uk
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