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Issue 76 of the Genetics Society Newsletter JANUARY 2017 | ISSUE 76 GENETICS SOCIETY NEWS In this issue The Genetics Society News is edited by Manuela Marescotti and items for future • Medal awarded issues can be sent to the editor, by email to • Meetings [email protected]. • Student and Travel Reports The Newsletter is published twice a year, with copy dates of July and January. Cover image: Coming of Age: The Legacy of Dolly at 20 Interview with Professor Sir Ian Wilmut. See page 19 A WORD FROM THE EDITOR A word from the editor Welcome to Issue 76 Nowadays, being active in science appear as a plausible and easy communication is becoming quite alternative career. Nevertheless, popular. Different reasons are if one wants truly start this contributing to such phenomenon, path, he or she must accept including the current downturn in to be trained properly. In this the academic job market and the context, for the last few years impact of strong advancement in the Genetics Society has been information and communication organising an annual Science technologies. The web represents Communication workshop (this a platform where to share easily year 19th-21st April, 2017), where opinions as columns, videos, experts of the field talk about the pictures or even mere sentences. basics of sharing information. This powerful tool often gives On this regard, an article by Dr. scientists the wrong idea that Ozge Ozka that attended this their work-experience may easily course in 2014 has been included. transform them in effective However, this course is also communicators. For this reasons, meant for geneticists aiming Read on and enjoy. the academia job-crisis often to improve their skills about Best wishes, makes “science communication” presenting their own research. Manuela Marescotti 2 . GENETICS SOCIETY NEWS . ISSUE 76 ISSUE 76 . January 2017 For more details please contact: The Genetics Society Charles Darwin House 12 Roger Street London CONTENTS WC1N 2JU Switchboard: +44 0203 793 7850 Email: [email protected] Web: www.genetics.org.uk Meeting Announcements 4 - 6 The Genetics Society Journals 2017 Spring Meeting Heredity 2017 Communicating Your Science www.nature.com/hdy External Meetings Diary Managing Editor: Prof. Michael Bruford Heredity Editorial Office, Cardiff University, Cathays Park, Sectional Interest Groups 7 Cardiff, CF10 3AX, Wales Genetics Society Business 8 - 14 Genes and Development www.genesdev.org Genetics Society Meeting Report 15 - 16 Editor: Dr T. Grodzicker The Genetics Society Meeting 2016 Genes & Development, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 500 Sunnyside Boulevard, Woodbury, New York, 11797, USA Genetics Society Sponsored Events 17 - 19 Committee members Heliconius Meeting The Centre for Ecology & Evolution Summer Symposium President Prof Wendy Bickmore, University of Edinburgh 3rd Eco Evo Devo Postgraduate Summer School Vice-Presidents Features 20 - 23 Prof Malcolm Logan, King’s College London Coming of Age: The Legacy of Dolly at 20 Scientific Symposium Prof Colum Walsh, University of Ulster How the Genetics Society’s research communication workshop Prof Alison Woollard, University of Oxford changed my life Honorary Secretary Dr Jonathan Pettitt, University of Aberdeen Travel Reports 24 - 33 Molecular Biology of Hearing and Deafness conference Honorary Treasurer Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Prof Anne Donaldson, University of Aberdeen Chemotherapy Honorary Treasurer (Shadowing year) Sixth Meeting of the European Society for Evolutionary Dr Martin Taylor, University of Edinburgh Development Scientific Meetings Secretary Molecular Mechanisms of Axon Degeneration Mrs Dominique Kleyn, Bioindustry Association Research in the Rainforest at Wolbachia 2016 The 3rd International Conference on Multiple Myeloma Newsletter Editor Dr Manuela Marescotti, European Evolutionary Developmental Biology The Brainwave-Discovery Ltd, Edinburgh Conference 2016 Plant Biology Europe EPSO/FESPB Conference Postgraduate Representative Ms Lynsey Hall, University of Edinburgh The 8th ASM Conference on Streptococcal Genetics Probabilistic Modelling in Genomics Ordinary Committee Members The Alzheimer’s Association International Conference Gene Structure, function and regulation (Area A) Dr Aziz Aboobaker, University of Oxford Heredity Fieldwork Grant Report 34 - 35 Dr Douglas Vernimmen, The Roslin Institute, University of Edinburgh Pathogen Communities Genomics (Area B) Dr Michael Simpson, King’s College London Training Grants 36 - 37 Dr Martin Taylor, University of Edinburgh Mammalian Stem Cells Cell and Develomental Genetics (Area C) Quantitative genetics applied to psychiatry Dr Marika Charalambous, Queen Mary, University of London Prof Elizabeth Fisher, University College London Studentship Reports 39 - 52 Applied and Quantitative Genetics (Area D) Tribolium castaneum Dr Kay Boulton, University of Edinburgh Isodisomy of chromosome 21 Prof Eleftheria Zeggini, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Cambridge Wormageddon Evolutionary, ecological and population genetics (Area E) Behavioural odour discrimination in larval Drosophila Dr Frank Hailer, University of Cardiff Whole genome RNAi library screens Prof Mark Jobling, University of Leicester Genome reductions and pathogenicity in bacteria Corporate Genetics and Biotechnology (Area F) WNT5A Expression Prof Richard Flavell, Ceres Inc, USA Arabidopsis thaliana Dr Jim Huggett, LGC, Teddington Design and Print Grant Schemes 53 - 57 Collaborate Agency General Information 58 - 59 www.collaborate.agency Advertising in Genetics Society News represents an opportunity to reach a large community of professional geneticists. For rates please email [email protected] www.genetics.org.uk . 3 The Genetics Society, British Society for Developmental Biology and British Society for Cell Biology joint meeting 2 – 5 April 2017, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL The Genetics Society, British Society for Developmental Organisers Biology and British Society for Cell Biology joint meeting. Genetics Society The meeting will include the areas of epigenetics, Marika Charalambous gene networks, newly tractable systems, cell division Rebecca Oakey and genome stability, cytoskeleton and transport, nucleic acids, new methods to study cell biology, cell British Society for Developmental Biology competition, stem cells and evolution and development. and British Society for Cell Biology The meeting features plenary and parallel sessions, with Josh Brickman an outstanding line up of speakers from around the Andrew Carter world. This year’s BSDB and BSCB plenary lectures will Julie Welburn be presented by Bonnie Bassler and Xiaowei Zhuang. Henry Roehl The Genetics Society will have two plenary lectures, one Andrew Oats by Marisa Bartolomei (Genetics Society Medal Lecture) and David Baulcombe (Mendel Medal Lecture). The course is open to PhD students and postdoctoral researchers working in genetics and related areas A Genetics Society Workshop Communicating Your Science A Genetics Society Workshop for PhD students and postdocs April 19th – 21st 2017, Chicheley Hall, Chicheley Road, Newport Pagnell, Chicheley An important part of science is is getting getting your your results results and and Tutors and SpeakersSpeakers to include include ideasideas acrossacross to to others, others, through through papers, papers, presentations, Enrico Coen (author and Professor of Genetics at the John Innes Enrico Coen (Author and Professor of Genetics at the John theses,presentations, grant proposals, theses, grantconversations proposals, and interviews. Centre, Norwich) Yourconversations audience mayand includeinterviews. specialists Your audience in the field, may those Innes Centre, Norwich) Helen Keen (Award winning comedy writer and performer; author frominclude other specialists disciplines, in theindustry, field, thoseor the fromgeneral other public. Helen Keen (Award winning comedy writer and performer; author of the Radio 4 series, “It Is Rocket Science!”) disciplines, industry, or the general public. of the Radio 4 series, “It Is Rocket Science!”) How can you best communicate your science? How can you best communicate your science? The Naked Naked Scientists Scientists (Presenters (Presenters of the of award the award winning winning Naked Naked This workshopworkshop brings brings together together experts experts in in different different Scientists radio show and podcast) Scientists radio show and podcast) fields -- writers,writers, broadcastersbroadcasters andand presenterspresenters - to- to help help Alison Woollard (Presenter of the 2013 Royal Institution Christmas you exploreexplore and and develop develop your your communication communication skills. skills. Alison Woollard (Presenter of the 2013 Royal Institution Lectures and Lecturer at University of Oxford) Working together with others on the course you you will will Christmas Lectures and Lecturer at University of Oxford) learnlearn howhow toto structure presentations,presentations, develop develop writing writing skills, bridgebridge disciplines disciplines and and have have hands-on hands-on experience Organisers ofexperience broadcasting. of broadcasting. Jonathan Pettitt (Reader in Genetics, University of Aberdeen) Organiser The Genetics Society will cover costs of travel, The Genetics Society will cover costs of travel, accommodation and meals for successful applicants. Jonathan Pettitt (Reader in Genetics, University of Aberdeen) accommodation and meals for successful applicants. The course is open to PhD studentsfor and registration, postdoctoral
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