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Close-up view of a wild-type Junonia coenia wing eyespot pattern. Zhang et al. used CRISPR mutagenesis to interfere with the genetic machinery necessary for making melanin pigments in the colored scales of the butterfly wing. See Zhang et al.

Our Board

The GSA Board of Directors understands the unique needs and challenges of scientists because they are scientists themselves. This group of dedicated volunteers works in tandem with Society staff and committee members to create GSA’s strategic plan and oversee GSA programs. The Board of Directors is elected by GSA members, and each member serves a three-year term.

Mariana Wolfner

Mariana Wolfner, PhD

2024 President (Board term 2023-2025)

Cornell University

Distinguished Professor of Arts and Sciences in Molecular Biology & Genetics

Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellow

Brenda Andrews, PhD, CC FRSC

2024 Vice President (Board term 2024–2026)

University of Toronto

University Professor, Department of Molecular Genetics

Canada Research Chair in Systems Genetics & Cell Biology, Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research

 

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Tracy Johnson, PhD

2024 Immediate Past President (Board term 2022-2024)

University of California, Los Angeles

Cecilia and Keith Terasaki Presidential Endowed Chair

Professor, Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology

Dean of Life Sciences

Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Professor

 

 

Swathi Arur, PhD

Secretary (Board term 2022–2024)

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Professor, Department of Genetics

Tin Tin Su

Tin Tin Su, PhD

Treasurer (Board term 2023-2025)

University of Colorado, Boulder

Professor, Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

University of Colorado Cancer Center

Program Leader, Molecular and Cellular Oncology Program

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Daniel Barbash, PhD

2025

Cornell University

Professor, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics

Chair, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics

Shawn Burgess

Shawn Burgess, PhD

2025

National Human Genome Research Institute

Head, Developmental Genetics Section

University of Maryland

Adjunct Faculty

Eyleen O'Rourke, PhD

2026

University of Virginia

Associate Professor, Department of Biology and Cell Biology

Jason Stajich, PhD

2026

University of California, Riverside

Professor, Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology

Vice Chair, Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology

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Amanda Larracuente, PhD

2024

University of Rochester

Associate Professor, Department of Biology

Teresa Lee

Teresa Lee, PhD

2025

University of Massachusetts, Lowell

Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences

Arun Sethuraman

Arun Sethuraman, PhD

2026

San Diego State University

Associate Professor, Department of Biology

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Duojia (DJ) Pan, PhD

2024

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Bashour Distinguished Professor and Chairman, Department of Physiology

Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Investigator

 

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Martha Soto, PhD

2024

Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers
Professor

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Patricia J. Wittkopp, PhD

2024

University of Michigan

Chair, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Professor, Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

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Lauren McIntyre

Lauren McIntyre, PhD

Editor in Chief, G3: Genes|Genomes|Genetics (2027)

University of Florida, College of Medicine

Professor, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics

 

Howard Lipshitz

Howard Lipshitz, PhD

Editor in Chief, GENETICS (2025)

University of Toronto

Professor in the Department of Molecular Genetics

Tracey DePellegrin

Executive Director

Genetics Society of America

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