Genetics Society of America
Hear from inspiring minds in the field of genetics in GSA’s interview podcast series, designed to help you discover and share interesting perspectives—even when you only have five minutes to spare. We summarize their insights into bite-sized “SNPets.”
Topics include:
- the value of research organisms
- interviewees’ work
- the importance of the scientific community
- career
SNPets are hosted by 2022 GSA President E. Jane Hubbard, who created the project with the GSA Public Communication and Engagement Committee.
Miriam Lewin, producer; Jeff Lunden and Max Fine, editors; Sheila Gaffney, transcription assistant.
Featured SNPet
After finding the answer to a decades-old question in her Drosophila research, Denise Montell viewed it as an exciting but niche discovery. Then a serendipitous conversation at a conference with a colleague pointed to a fascinating connection between the finding in Montell’s lab and a conundrum in human cancer treatment.
Montell’s discovery was also featured in the April 2024 issue of Scientific American.
All Speakers and Episodes
Use the table below to listen to SNPets individually by topic or sequentially by speaker.
Stay tuned for more SNPets, coming soon…
Join me and our genetics colleagues as they discuss the sometimes-twisty roads to their discoveries, how their research organisms made it all possible, and what the scientific community means to them.
We want to hear from you!
Do you have an idea for future SNPets? Send us an email at society@genetics-gsa.org with the subject line “SNPets Suggestions.”