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Hugo Bellen and Catherine Tasnier Drosophila Neurogenetics Lecture

Award / Prize Partially funded
Genetics Society of America Worldwide 2026

Information

The Hugo Bellen and Catherine Tasnier Drosophila Neurogenetics Lecture recognizes a postdoctoral fellow or assistant professor for outstanding achievements in Drosophila genetics applied to neuroscience. The award supports early-career scientists and faculty to present at the Annual Drosophila Research Conference. The recipient receives coverage of conference registration and travel costs and a cash prize of $5,000.

Benefits

Conference registration; travel cost coverage; $5,000 cash prize.

Eligibility

Nominees must be a postdoctoral fellow or an assistant professor and must be a GSA member. Self-nominations are accepted.

Application

Nominations by GSA members (self-nominations accepted). Submit nominee and nominator contact details, an abstract/one-page summary (≤450 words), collaborations statement (≤250 words), NIH-style biosketch (≤5 pages), lived-experience statement (≤250 words), award questionnaire, two letters of recommendation, and optional demographic survey.

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