The Genetics Society

The Genetics Society is a British learned society. It was founded by William Bateson and Edith Rebecca Saunders in 1919 and celebrated its centenary year in 2019. It is therefore is one of the oldest learned societies devoted to genetics. Its membership of over 2000 consists of most of the UK's active professional geneticists, including researchers, teachers and students.[1] Industry and publishing are also represented in the membership.

For Genetics Society of America, see Genetics Society of America.
The Genetics Society
Logo of the Genetics Society
Formation1919
TypeLearned society
Headquarters1 Naoroji Street
Location
Region served
United Kingdom
Membership
2,000+
Official language
English
President
Laurence Hurst
Websitegenetics.org.uk

It is a registered charity that organises meetings to promote genetics, publishes primary research in genetics and supports students to attend meetings. It sponsors research through fieldwork grants and student bursaries, and promotes the public understanding of genetics.

Presidents of The Genetics Society[2]
YearsPresident
2018-2021Laurence Hurst, FRS
2015–2018Wendy Bickmore, FRS
2012–2015Enrico Coen, FRS
2009-2012Veronica van Heyningen, FRS
2006-2009Brian Charlesworth, FRS
2003-2006Jonathan Hodgkin, FRS
2000-2003Linda Partridge, FRS
1997-2000Michael Ashburner, FRS
1994-1997David John Sherratt, FRS
1990-1994Paul Nurse, PRS
1987-1990Noreen Murray, FRS
1984-1987David Hopwood, FRS
1981-1984John L Jinks, FRS
1978-1981John Fincham, FRS
1975-1978John Thoday, FRS
1973-1975Ralph Riley, FRS
1971-1973William Hayes, FRS
1968-1971Dan Lewis (geneticist) FRS
1966-1968Charlotte Auerbach, FRS
1964-1966Guido Pontecorvo, FRS
1961-1964David Catcheside, FRS
1958-1961CH Waddington, FRS
1955-1958Lionel Penrose, FRS
1952-1955Sydney Harland, FRS
1949-1952Kenneth Mather, FRS
1946-1949EB Ford, FRS
1943-1946CD Darlington, FRS
1940-1943Ronald Fisher, FRS
1938-1940Francis Albert Eley Crew, FRS
1936-1938Miss ER Saunders, FRHS
1932-1936JBS Haldane, FRS
1930-1932Reginald Punnett, FRS
1919-1930Arthur Balfour, FRS

Society publications

The society publishes the journal Heredity in association with Nature Publishing Group and the journal Genes & Development in association with Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press.[3] It also publishes The Genetics Society Newsletter and the Naked Genetics and Genetics Unzipped (the latter hosted by Kat Arney) podcasts.

Medals and prizes

Mendel Medal

The Mendel Medal is named after Gregor Mendel (1822–84), famous for his experiments on heredity in peas and founder of genetics as a scientific discipline. The Mendel Medal is awarded by the President of the Genetics Society, usually twice within the President’s term of office, to an individual who has made outstanding contributions to research in any field of genetics.

YearRecipient
2021Linda Partridge
2019William G. Hill
2018Mary-Claire King
2017David Baulcombe
2015John Doebley
2013Stanislas Leibler
2012Eric Lander
2010Susan Lindquist
2009Wen-Hsiung Li
2008Matthew Meselson
2007H. Robert Horvitz
2006David Weatherall
2004Chris R. Somerville
2003Mary F. Lyon
2002Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza
2001Leland H. Hartwell
2000James Watson
1999Eric F. Wieschaus
1998David Hopwood
1998Charles Weissmann
1997Elliot Meyerowitz
1994Seymour Benzer
1992Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard
1991Ira Herskowitz
1989Piotr Słonimski
1987Alec Jeffreys
1985John Maynard Smith
1984Alan Robertson
1981Walter Bodmer
1979Guido Pontecorvo
1977Charlotte Auerbach
1974Dan Lewis (geneticist)
1972C. D. Darlington
1970Sydney Brenner
1968Max Delbrück
1966Francis Crick
1965William Hayes
1962François Jacob
1960C. H. Waddington
1958George Wells Beadle

Balfour Lecture

The Balfour Lecture, named after the Genetics Society’s first President, is an award to mark the contributions to genetics of an outstanding young investigator.[4] The Balfour Lecturer is elected by the Society’s Committee on the basis of nominations made by any individual member of the Society. The only conditions are that the recipient of the award must normally have less than 10 years’ postdoctoral research experience at the time of nomination, and that any nomination must be made with the consent of the nominee. Those making nominations must be members of the Genetics Society, but there is no requirement for the nominee to be a member, nor is there any restriction on nationality or residence.

YearRecipient
2021Alison Wright
2020Sarah Flanagan
2019Susan Johnston
2018Ludmil Alexandrov
2017Andrew J. Wood
2016Felicity C. Jones
2014Elizabeth Murchison
2013Simon Myers
2012Örjan Carlborg
2011Mohan Madan Babu
2010Andrew P Jackson
2009Matthew Hurles
2008Daven Presgraves
2007Miltos Tsiantis
2006Olivier Voinnet
2005Mario de Bono
2004Gilean McVean
2003Frank Uhlmann
2002Adam Eyre-Walker
2001Sally J. Leevers
2000Daniel G. Bradley
1999Darren G. Monckton
1998Colin Stirling
1997Wendy Bickmore
1996Robin Allshire
1995Daniel St Johnston
1994John Todd
1993Nick Barton
1992William R. A. Brown
1991Philip Ingham
1990Paul Eggleston
1989Ian J. Jackson
1988Enrico Coen

Genetics Society Medal

The Genetics Society Medal [5] is an award that recognizes outstanding research contributions to genetics. The Medal recipient, who should still be active in research at the time the Medal is awarded, will be elected annually by the Genetics Society Committee on the basis of nominations made by any individual member of the Society. Those making nominations must be members of the Genetics Society, but there is no requirement for the nominee to be a member, nor any restriction on nationality or residence. Neither current members of the Committee nor those who have retired from office in the past four years may be nominated for the award. The recipient is invited to deliver a lecture at a Genetics Society meeting, where the medal will be awarded, in the year following their election.

YearRecipient
2021David Sherratt
2020Peter Donnelly
2019Deborah Charlesworth
2018Michael W. Bevan
2017Marisa Bartolomei
2016Ottoline Leyser
2015Alan Ashworth
2014Jonathan Flint
2013Robin Allshire
2012Stephen West
2011Jonathan Hodgkin
2010Laurence Hurst
2009Steve Brown
2008Nicholas Hastie
2007Caroline Dean
2006Michael Ashburner
2005Phil Ingham

JBS Haldane Lecture

The JBS Haldane Lecture,[6] named in honour of the pioneering geneticist and evolutionary biologist J. B. S. Haldane, recognises an individual for outstanding ability to communicate topical subjects in genetics research, widely interpreted, to an interested lay audience. Awards are made annually and are presented at an open lecture given by the awardee.

YearRecipient
2021Matthew Cobb[7]
2020Jonathan Pettitt
2019Giles Yeo
2018Turi King
2017Enrico Coen
2016Aoife McLysaght
2015Alison Woollard
2014Armand Marie Leroi
2013Mark Henderson

Mary Lyon Medal

This new award,[8] named after the distinguished geneticist Mary F. Lyon FRS, was established in 2015 to reward outstanding research in genetics to scientists who are in the middle of their research career.

YearRecipient
2021Julian Knight
2020Alastair Wilson
2019Oliver Pybus
2018Sarah Teichmann
2017Petra Hajkova
2016Duncan Odom
2015Loeske Kruuk

Sir Kenneth Mather Memorial Prize

The Sir Kenneth Mather Memorial Prize[9] is awarded jointly by The Genetics Society and The University of Birmingham and rewards a student of any UK University or Research Institution who has shown outstanding performance in the area of quantitative or population genetics.

Academic YearRecipientInstituteJoint recipientInstitute
2019/20Rosa CheesmanKings College London
2018/19Gonçalo FariaUniversity of St. Andrews
2017/18Rosina SavisaarUniversity of Bath
2016/17Danag CrysnantoUniversity of Edinburgh
2015/16Jessica KingUniversity of Edinburgh
2014/15Robert PowerWellcome Trust Africa Centre for Population Health
2013/14Tom BookerUniversity of EdinburghSimon MartinUniversity of Cambridge
2012/13Laura CorbinRoslin InstituteXiachi XinUniversity of Edinburgh
2011/12Holly TrochetUniversity of Edinburgh
2010/11Ben LongdonUniversity of EdinburghGibran HemaniRoslin Institute
2009/10Kay BoultonUniversity of Edinburgh
2008/09Kreepa KooblallUniversity of Birmingham
2007/08Mark AdamsUniversity of Edinburgh


References
  1. "About Us - Genetics Society". Genetics.org.uk. 1919-06-25. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
  2. "History - Genetics Society". Genetics.org.uk. 1919-06-25. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
  3. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press: About Genes & Development
  4. "Mary Lyon Medal 2017 - Petra Hajkova - Genetics Society". Genetics.org.uk. 2017-11-21. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
  5. "Genetics Society Medal - Genetics Society". Genetics.org.uk. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
  6. "Balfour Lecturer 2017 - Dr Andrew wood - Genetics Society". Genetics.org.uk. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
  7. "JBS Haldane lecture 2021 – Matthew Cobb". The Genetics Society. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  8. "Mary Lyon Medal - Genetics Society". Genetics.org.uk. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
  9. "Sir Kenneth Mather Memorial Prize - Genetics Society". Genetics.org.uk. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
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