Genetics Society of America
The GSA Board of Directors understands the unique needs and challenges of scientists because they are scientists themselves. This group of dedicated volunteers works in tandem with Society staff and committee members to create GSA’s strategic plan and oversee GSA programs. The Board of Directors is elected by GSA members, and each member serves a three-year term.
Tracy Johnson, PhD
2023 President (Board term 2022-2024)
University of California, Los Angeles
Cecilia and Keith Terasaki Presidential Endowed Chair
Professor, Molecular, Cell, and Developmental Biology
Dean of Life Sciences
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Professor
Mariana Wolfner, PhD
2023 Vice President (Board term 2023–2025)
Cornell University
Distinguished Professor of Arts and Sciences in Molecular Biology & Genetics
Stephen H. Weiss Presidential Fellow
E. Jane Hubbard, PhD
2023 Immediate Past President (Board term 2021-2023)
NYU Grossman School of Medicine, Skirball Institute
Professor, Department of Cell Biology, Department of Pathology
Swathi Arur, PhD
Secretary (Board term 2022–2024)
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Professor, Department of Genetics
Tin Tin Su, PhD
Treasurer (Board term 2023-2025)
University of Colorado, Boulder
Professor, Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
University of Colorado Cancer Center
Program Leader, Molecular and Cellular Oncology Program
Daniel Barbash, PhD
2025
Cornell University
Professor, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics
Chair, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics
Shawn Burgess, PhD
2025
National Human Genome Research Institute
Head, Developmental Genetics Section
University of Maryland
Adjunct Faculty
Maitreya Dunham, PhD
2023
University of Washington
Professor, Department of Genome Sciences
Folami Ideraabdullah, PhD
2023
UNC School of Medicine
Associate Professor, Department of Genetics and Department of Nutrition
Amanda Larracuente, PhD
2024
University of Rochester
Associate Professor, Department of Biology
Teresa Lee, PhD
2025
University of Massachusetts, Lowell
Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences
C. Brandon Ogbunu, PhD
2023
Yale University
Assistant Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Duojia (DJ) Pan, PhD
2024
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Bashour Distinguished Professor and Chairman, Department of Physiology
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Investigator
Martha Soto, PhD
2024
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers
Professor
Noah Whiteman, PhD
2023
University of California, Berkeley
Associate Professor, Department of Integrative Biology
Patricia J. Wittkopp, PhD
2024
University of Michigan
Chair, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Professor, Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
Jacob Ortega
Early Career Representative (2022-2023)
Baylor College of Medicine and MD Anderson Cancer Center
Graduate Student
Lauren McIntyre, PhD
Editor in Chief, G3: Genes|Genomes|Genetics (2027)
University of Florida, College of Medicine
Professor, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics
Howard Lipshitz, PhD
Editor in Chief, GENETICS (2025)
University of Toronto
Professor in the Department of Molecular Genetics
Tracey DePellegrin
Executive Director
Genetics Society of America
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