.: Genetics Societies :.

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Societies

American Association for the Advancement of Science
The Association that publishes Science.

Association of Professors of Human or Medical Genetics
The Association holds an annual 2-3 day workshop that deals with medical genetics educational issues.

Genetics Societies Home Page
Has links to a lot of other societies.

The American Society of Human Genetics
Visit the primary professional membership organization for human geneticists in North America.

The American Board of Medical Genetics
The American Board of Medical Genetics certifies individuals and accredits training programs in the field of human genetics.

The Genetics Society of America
The society which publishes the journal Genetics.

Congratulations to Atlantis Russ (Hawaii) and Jason Pugh (Arizona), who will be joining the Genetics GIDP as doctoral students in fall 2008. Both were also awarded a prestigious Science Foundation Arizona Fellowship, which will support the first two years of their education.

(Re)Newed Course fall 2008: GENE 533, Human Genetics. A team taught, 3 unit course covering basic genetic theory and techniques, as applied to the human species, as well as methods of analysis of genetic and environmental variation among individuals and populations.

Genetics Faculty in the News: Dr. Fernando Martinez, Dr. Joyce Schroeder, & Dr. Cari Soderlund.