We now have good examples of the genetic basis of adaptation for many simple traits. However, most evolutionary change involves complex traits, and our understanding of their evolution remains rudimentary. This symposium will promote a broad, synthetic discussion of adaptive evolution for complex traits, bringing together theoreticians and empiricists working on diverse organisms
Introduction: Michael Nachman, President AGA
Keynote Speaker: Rasmus Nielsen, U California, Berkeley
Invited Speakers
Rachael Bay, UC Davis
Graham Coop, UC Davis
Jeff Good, University of Montana
Thomas Juenger, University of Texas
Joanna Kelley, UC Santa Cruz
John Kelly, University of Kansas
Sarah Kocher, UC Berkeley
Julia Kreiner, University of Chicago
Katie Lotterhos, Northeastern University
Bret Payseur, University of Wisconsin
Dmitri Petrov, Stanford University
Paul Schmidt, University of Pennsylvania
Molly Schumer, Stanford University
Guy Sella, Columbia University
Jenny Tung, Max Planck Institute Leipzig
Trisha Wittkopp, University of Michigan
Samuel Yeaman, University of Calgary
Jianzhi Zhang, Univevrsity of Michigan
The American Genetic Association grants awards each year to it's members for support of special events that advance the mission of AGA, particularly to support students to attend the event.
Eligible events include specialized workshops and short courses in topical areas of organismal genetics and genomics, but any event relevant to AGA's purpose will be considered. Events that could lead to Journal of Heredity articles will receive special consideration.
Awards are between $1,000-$10,000. Funding is competitive, and applications must follow the guidelines.
Ecological, Evolutionary, and Conservation Genomics Research Awards
The American Genetic Association grants EECG Research Awards to graduate and post-doctoral researchers who are at a critical point in their research, where additional funds would allow them to conclude their research project and prepare it for publication.
These awards are open to any graduate student or postdoctoral fellow who is a member of the American Genetic Association at the time of application.
Awards are for up to $6,000.
Researcher Community Engagement Awards
The Award for Researcher Community Engagem,ent is a pilot program from the AGA to support the relational work that enables responsible science and development of trust in the broader scientific enterprise. Funding covers activities that strengthenn trust, foster communication, and encourage more co-created understanding between researchers and local (defined as rural and under-resourced urban communities) and / or Indigenous communities.
Applicants may request up to $2000
It is our vision to harness the power of genomics to understand and conserve the diversity of life
The American Genetic Association has established the Robert K. Wayne Conservation Scholarship and Research Fund to support graduate students whose research directly benefits a threatened species. The first $6000 scholarship was awarded to Kyle Jaynes in 2023. We welcome donations from members of our community who wish to grow the impact of this Fund in Bob’s honor.
AGA2026: Polygentic Adaptation in a Changing World - President Michael Nachman
AGA2024: Genomic Technologies and the Future of Conservation - President Beth Shapiro
AGA2022: Selfish Evolution: Mechanisms & Consequences of Genomic Conflict - President Lila Fishman
AGA2021: Conservation Genomics, Current Applications & Future Directions - President Kelly Zamudio
AGA2020: Genes as Environment - President Kimberly Hughes
AGA2019: Sex and Asex - President Maria Orive
AGA2018: Origins of Adaptive Radiation - President Rosemary Gillespie
AGA2017: Evolutionary Quantitative Genetics in the Wild - President Anne Bronikowski
AGA2016: Local Adaptation - President Lynda Delph
AGA2015: Chromosome Evolution - President Katie Peichel
AGA2014: Evolution and Plasticity - President Robin Waples
AGA2013: Speciation Continuum - President Kerry Shaw
The AGA's EECG Research Awards provide funds to support the final stages of genomic research projects for grad students and postdocs.
The AGA grants awards to its members for support of special events that advance its mission, particularly to enable students to attend the event.
The Outstanding Student Paper Award for the best student paper published in AGA's Journal of Heredity includes a cash prize of $2,000.
10 + 1 Awards!
“Ancestry testing of “Old Tom,” a killer whale central to mutualistic interactions with human whalers”
Four events funded this year
Learn about how Oliver Ryder and his team at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance made the incredible discovery of condor parthenogenesis. Research article in the December 2021 issue of Journal of Heredity.
Boldly visualized by Brian Bowen with an Orlog metaphor, wherein the actions of the past and present influence future outcomes. FREE online
Read the JHered article for free at https://doi.org/10.1093/jhered/esz058
Read the JHered article by Krysko et al. FOR FREE https://doi.org/10.1093/jhered/esw086
FORT LAUDERDALE-DAVIE, Fla. – Pop Quiz: what creatures make up more than 70% of the approximately 1.9 million described species on earth and have long served as model organisms in many areas of biology? If you guessed invertebrates, you’re right!
Check out our Editor's Choice article by Behrens et al., examining the independent segregation of behavioral modules in three-spine sticklebacks, while our cover this issue is courtesy of Foley et al., who lay out the best assembly yet of the beautiful Texas ocelot
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