The AGA grants awards each year to members to support special events that further the purposes of the Association, particularly to encourage student participation and enhance diversity and inclusion (Table 2). Eligible events include specialized workshops, short courses in some aspect of organismal genetics, and meetings in areas of great current interest, but any event that would advance the purpose of the Association is eligible for support. Events that could lead to Journal of Heredity articles will receive special consideration.
Awardees can expect letters of congratulation with more specific information and banking details request soon.
Table 2. Recipients of the 2024 Special Events Awards.
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Taras Oleksyk |
Cheetah Conservation Fund Research Center, Otjiwarongo Namibia |
Recent Advances in Conservation Genetics (ConGen Global-2025) |
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2 |
María A. Oliveira-Miranda |
ReGeneC |
XVII Taller de Genética para la Conservación: Integrando tradición e innovación para la preservación de la biodiversidad |
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3 |
Nancy Chen |
University of Rochester |
Resources for Inclusive Evolution Education (RIE2) |
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4 |
Isabella Reeves |
Flinders University |
The Marine Mammal Genomics Workshop |
Natural selection is largely a numbers game, and diverse genetic elements have evolved to gain greater-than-random transmission via mechanisms other than (and potentially detrimental to) individual fitness. Selfish genetic elements, and the selection they exert through individual costs and compensatory/suppressor evolution, contribute to population fitness and phenotypic variation, promote species barriers and diversification, and shape the deep evolution of genome architecture and cellular processes. Logo from AGA President Lila Fishman’s symposium Selfish Evolution: Mechanisms & Consequences of Genomic Conflict
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This course will host 25-30 students, especially welcoming to participants from African countries, and 15-20 faculty from around the world. The course will feature the latest methods, interpretations, and applications of genetic/genomic analyses for the conservation of endangered species, and the faculty will share their expertise in technologies, research strategies, and translation featuring population-based studies.
https://conservationgenetics.
This two-day workshop will be part of the 25th Biennial Marine Mammal Conference in Perth this year, accommodating up to 150 experts and novices. It will focus on advancements in marine mammal genomics, highlighting novel methods and applications in evolution, conservation, and emerging diseases, and integrating genomics with traditional knowledge.
https://www.smmconference.org/
Do you want to create interdisciplinary teaching resources for inclusive undergraduate evolution education? The Resources for Inclusive Evolution Education (#RIE2) working group is looking for participants to do just that! Apply now by filling out this google form! Deadline is 5 p.m. PT on May 28, 2024 #ScienceEducation #EvolutionEducation #TeachingEvolution
Please contact inclusive.evoedu@gmail.com
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