Genetics Society of America is pleased to announce that UNC Genetics and Molecular Biology Graduate Student Jeanne-Marie McPherson (Bob Duronio & Dan McKay Labs) is a recipient of the DeLill Nasser Award for Professional Development in Genetics for Fall 2024!
Given twice a year to graduate students and postdoctoral researchers, DeLill Nasser Awards support attendance at meetings and laboratory courses.
The award is named in honor of DeLill Nasser, a long-time GSA supporter and National Science Foundation Program Director in Eukaryotic Genetics. Nasser was regarded by some as the “patron saint of real genetics,” shaping the field through more than two decades of leadership. She was especially supportive of young scientists, people who were beginning their careers, and those trying to open new areas of genetic inquiry. For more about Nasser, please see the tribute from Scott Hawley, published in the August 2001 issue of GENETICS.
Jeanne-Marie
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
My research focuses on determining the requirements of variant histones in genome function and development.
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