Early career events at TAGC

Community and Connections Lunch
Thursday, March 7 at 12:45 p.m. EST
Early-career and mid-career researchers are welcome to join this event to ask scientific career questions and connect with fellow researchers in a moderated discussion with established genetics community members. Lunch will be available to all participants. Early career researchers include graduate students at all levels, postdocs and postdoc equivalents who have not received an independent research award, and Assistant Professors or equivalents. For this event, mid-career researchers are considered Principal Investigator Researchers and/or Associate Professors who are ready to reorient their career path and enrich their careers.

Graduate Career Consortium Virtual Career Expo
Wednesday, March 6 at 12:00 p.m. EST
All students and graduates with advanced degrees are invited to attend the Graduate Career Consortium’s Virtual Career Expo. To register for the event, visit the expo website.

Peer Into Publishing Q&A
Saturday, March 9 at 12:30 p.m. EST
The GSA Journals are hosting a question and answer session with top editors at GENETICS and G3. Join us at the session to learn more about submitting to the journals, the peer review process, and publishing with Society journals. Come prepared with questions!

Photographer Headshots
Friday, March 8 at 8:30 p.m. EST and Saturday, March 9 at 8:00 p.m. EST
Pre-registration is closed. You may visit booth 423 during poster session hours to inquire is a spot is open.
TAGC24 conference attendees will have the opportunity to have professional headshots taken during poster and exhibit sessions.

Accessibility Workshop
Friday, March 1 at 3:00 p.m. EST
This workshop, part of the Accessibility in STEM series, is designed for students and early career scientists in STEM to learn about the challenges of people with disabilities and ways to make the community more welcoming and inclusive.

Conference Success Tips and Welcome
Wednesday, March 6 at 9:00 a.m. EST
The purpose of this event is to help first-time conference attendees and early career scientists make the most of the conference. Topics covered may include introductions to organizers of the meeting, advice on having meaningful interactions during the conference, a chance to meet other attendees in an informal setting, and an introduction to scientific events and other conference programming.

Virtual Conference Success Tips and Welcome
Thursday, February 29 at 11:00 a.m. EST
This event is designed to help first-time conference attendees and early career scientists make the most of the conference. Topics covered may include introductions to organizers of the meeting, advice on having meaningful interactions during the conference, a chance to meet other attendees in an informal setting, and an introduction to scientific events and other conference programming. GSA Early Career Leadership Program members will also share how to get involved in GSA’s professional development programming for early career scientists. GSA will walk through upcoming events and programs including how and when to apply to join the Early Career Leadership Program.

Getting Involved in GSA’s Professional Development Programs
Wednesday, March 6 at 10:30 p.m. EST
GSA Early Career Leadership Program members will join us in sharing how to get involved in GSA’s professional development programming for early career scientists. GSA will walk through upcoming events and programs including how and when to apply to join the Early Career Leadership Program.

Graduate Student Meet-up
Wednesday, March 6 at 11:00 a.m. EST
Graduate student conference attendees will have the opportunity to meet and network in an exclusive space.

GSA Professional Development and Awardees Dinner
Thursday, March 7 at 6:30 p.m. EST
GSA professional development program representatives and awardees will have the chance to meet GSA’s Board of Directors in this exclusive event. Drinks and meals will be provided by the GSA.

Postdoc Meet-up
Wednesday, March 6 at 11:00 a.m. EST
Postdoctoral fellow conference attendees will have the opportunity to meet and network in an exclusive space.

Reproducibility for Everyone
Friday, March 1 at 11:00 a.m. EST
Rigor and reproducibility are at the core of modern science and set apart scientific inquiry from pseudoscience. Several new initiatives and tools have been established to address barriers to reproducibility. While very welcome, these projects have led to a proliferation of online tools and resources which can be hard to sift through. This workshop introduces participants to reproducible workflows and a range of tools along the themes of organization, documentation, analysis, and dissemination. After a brief introduction to the topic of reproducibility, the workshop provides specific tips and tools useful in improving your daily research workflows, including the 101 of all data handling, wet lab protocol sharing platforms, documentation of code using notebooks, workflow systems, and version control, best practices for plotting of small data sets and reagent sharing platforms.

Undergraduate Student Meet-up
Wednesday, March 6 at 11:00 a.m. EST
Undergraduate student conference attendees will have the opportunity to meet and network in an exclusive space.

3D Printing in the Lab
Wednesday, March 6 at 1:00 p.m. EST
This is unique workshop will introduce educators, researchers, and science communicators to the wonders of 3D printing. During this workshop, participants will learn how to use 3D printer software and free 3D model resources. Workshop facilitators will showcase printable educational tools, such as anatomical models of organisms and molecules. Researchers will discover types of laboratory equipment which can be printed for a fraction of the standard cost.

Individual Development Plan Workshop
Thursday, February 29 at 12:30 p.m. EST
This event will walk early and mid- career scientists through completing an Individual Development Plan using two free virtual tools. The workshop will encourage participants to break out of the linear career path thought process, practice informational interviews, and provide a roadmap for participants to join additional events highlighting the rich variety of academic and non-academic careers throughout TAGC24.

Creative Corner
GSA will provide a space and craft supplies to encourage our conference attendees to create works of art! Various art supplies will be made available to any participant to use whenever the exhibit hall is open.

Peer Review Workshop
Wednesday, March 6 at 1:00 p.m. EST
The session will begin with a presentation describing the principles and purposes of peer review, peer review models, and the roles of editors and reviewers. This will be followed by a discussion of manuscript evaluation, covering topics like: evaluating scientific rigor, methodological appropriateness, clarity of presentation, strength of the conclusions, and impact on the field. Attendees will learn how to write a good review, covering important aspects of review structure, level of detail, fit for journal scope, and appropriate language and tone. Participants will be joined by a group of editors for a panel discussion and Q&A.