Registrants and their guests are invited to attend the Opening Mixer on Tuesday evening, October 23 from 8:00 PM until 11:00 PM at the San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina. All registrants are encouraged to attend the mixer. It offers a relaxed atmosphere in which attendees can become acquainted and reacquainted with colleagues. This is a wonderful chance for networking. Light snacks and cash bars will be available.
Trainee-Mentor Luncheon
Sponsored by the ASHG Information and Education Committee, the Trainee-Mentor Luncheon is scheduled for Wednesday, October 24th at 11:30 AM in the San Diego Convention Center. This event provides a wonderful opportunity for students in the field of human genetics to sit and chat informally with senior members of the Society about career goals, achievements, training programs, and many other career options within the various disciplines of genetics. This year we have made a special effort to include mentors who are active in a variety of fields including executives in private industry, editors of scientific journals and journalists as well as academicians, professors, clinicians, genetic counselors. The luncheon is held on the first day of the meeting so that students can continue their discussions with these mentors at some other time during the course of the meeting. Trainees at any level (graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and clinical fellows) are invited to attend.
The cost for the luncheon is $15 USD per trainee. Seats may be reserved only by registering in advance by the early registration deadline of August 25. Tickets will be mailed with all details before the meeting. Tickets are non-refundable.
Mentors are chosen for this event by the chair of the Information and Education Committee. For those chosen to serve as mentors, lunch is complimentary. (NOTE: Mentors should not order tickets for themselves when completing the online registration form.)
Job Fair Meet 'n Greet, Employment Opportunities and Counseling Services
ASHG is providing a service for those seeking employment and those seeking qualified candidates. On site and extended services will be provided by FASEB (The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology). The Meet ’n Greet will be held on Wednesday, October 24, from 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM in the San Diego Convention Center and employment services will be available throughout the meeting. Trainees can visit the FASEB/ASHG Career Corner for one-on-one resume critiques and career counseling services by experts in this field. In addition, space will be available for scheduling interviews during each day of the meeting. We look forward to extensive utilization of these expanded services. Stay tuned for more information as we get closer to the meeting.
Trainee Program: Can I Get There from Here? Different Career Paths for Scientists
This program is a special session on Wednesday, October 24th from 8:00 to 10:00 PM for graduate students and post-doctoral fellows organized by the ad Hoc Postdoctoral Committee. ASHG trainees interested in an event designed to broaden their knowledge regarding rewarding careers ranging from laboratory research to patent law should attend. Members of the biotechnology, patent law, clinical diagnostic, academic research, policy and journalism communities will describe what it takes for PhD recipients to be successful in different scientific careers. Finally, a networking session will be open to all participants to discuss these careers and a variety of others including education, public health, and science writing. The event is limited to 250 attendees and requires a special registration in addition to your ASHG Meeting Registration. We will have a registration page up shortly. To reserve a spot, please pre-register at http://www.genednet.org/pages/meetings/postdoc07/careerevent.shtml.
Mock Study Section Workshop/Boxed Lunch
Ever wonder what really goes on in a study section grant review? Come see for yourself when NIH review staff and ASHG members who have served on study sections act out the review of several grant applications. This will give you a chance to see how evaluations are made, and get your questions answered. The Mock Study Section will be held on Saturday on October 27th from 12:30-2:00pm and includes a simple box lunch in the $15 registration fee. All participants must register in advance and are not included in the meeting registration fee. Tickets are non-refundable.
Attendance is limited to the first 250 people who register, so do so as soon as possible. More details and a full session summary will be posted this summer.
Trainee Awards Program
For outstanding trainee research in 2007, the American Society of Human Genetics will award 30 trainee awards at $300 each to semifinalists, based on abstracts scored by members of the Program Committee. Of those 30 trainee awardees, 18 finalists (top scorers reviewed by the Awards Committee) will receive complimentary registration. These 18 finalists’ presentations will be evaluated by three reviewers at the annual meeting. Six winners will be chosen (one in
each category, see below). They will win an additional $200 each to be presented at the Awards program on the last day of the meeting.
Predoctoral - Basic Research
Predoctoral - Clinical Research
Predoctoral - Translational Research
Postdoctoral - Basic Research
Postdoctoral - Clinical Research
Postdoctoral - Translational Research |
Semi-finalists and finalists will be notified in September by mail.
Members of the Awards Committee are David Valle, chair; Michael Boehnke; Anne Bowcock, Jan Friedman; John Moran; Robert Nussbaum; Wylie Burke, ex officio.
Eligibility
The nominee must be first (i.e., presenting) author on an abstract submitted for either platform or poster presentation at the 2007 ASHG meeting.
New this year: The nominee must be a member of ASHG. An online membership application will be available through the abstract submission process, or click here for an online ASHG membership application.
The nominee may not be more than six years in postdoctoral training.
The nominee must have performed a major portion of the work, which must be verified in writing by the nominator. The form is available at the 2007 abstract submission site, online on April 10.
The nominator must be an active member in good standing of The American Society of Human Genetics. Click here for
online ASHG membership application.
The nominator must fill out a form related to background information on the work being submitted. This form should be printed, completed, signed and faxed to the ASHG Administrative Office no later than June 15, 2007.
To Apply
** Nominations are now closed.
Complete all information for the trainee awards section of the abstract submission form (available online on April 10). Please note on the abstract submission form whether you are pre- or postdoctoral.
When the name of the nominator is entered online, the nominator submission form will appear. This form must be printed, completed and signed by the nominator, then faxed to the ASHG Administrative Office at (301) 634-7079 no later than June 15,
2007.
All trainees who are first authors on abstracts are encouraged to participate!
Go to Meeting Registration Information for discounted Trainee Fees.
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