Population, Evolutionary, and Quantitative Genetics (PEQG) Community Information

Connect with the PEQG research community at TAGC 2024! The meeting’s unique format offers multiple opportunities for you to share your work, learn about the latest research and tools, and build community. Hear the latest at the PEQG Community and Poster Sessions.

Don’t miss the PEQG Conference!
Are you looking to attend the Population, Evolutionary, and Quantitative Genetics Conference? TAGC 2024 incorporates this meeting for 2024, so you don’t want to miss out!

What’s the hashtag?

The conference hashtag is #TAGC24. Use the #PEQG24 community-specific hashtag alongside #TAGC24 to allow everyone to follow along!

Stay tuned for more information about the Community Program Committee, Invited Speakers, and Presentation Opportunities. 

Community Special Events and Awards

JAMES F. CROW EARLY CAREER RESEARCHER AWARD

GSA presents the James F. Crow Early Career Researcher Award to students and recent PhDs conducting population, evolutionary, or quantitative genetics research. Finalists for the Crow Award will present their research virtually in a high-profile PEQG session. The application deadline is November 10, 2023. 

Learn more about the James F. Crow Award.

PREVIOUS RECIPIENTS AND FINALISTS

2022 

Ailene MacPherson, Simon Fraser University

Finalists

Malgorzata Gazda, Institut Pasteur

Julia M. Kreiner, University of British Columbia

Jacob L. Steenwyk, Vanderbilt University

Bo Xia, New York University

2020

Carl Veller, Harvard University 

Finalists

Cara Brand, University of Pennsylvania

Moisés Exposito-Alonso, Stanford University

Pavitra Muralidhar, Harvard University

Yuval Simons, Stanford University

2018
Katherine Xue, University of Washington

Finalists:
Jeremy Berg, Columbia University
Alison F. Feder, Stanford University
Amy Goldberg, University of California, Berkeley
Emily B. Josephs, University of California, Davis
Emily C. Moore, North Carolina State University

2016
Sarah Sander, Cornell University

Finalists:
Matthew S. Ackerman, Indiana University, Bloomington
Emily Behrman, University of Pennsylvania
Heath Blackmon, University of Minnesota
Gili Greenbaum, Ben-Gurion University
Sandeep Venkataram, Stanford University

Conference History

2022: Pacific Grove, CA
2020: TAGC Online
2018: Madison, WI
2016: Orlando, FL