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PRESIDENT'S LETTER: DR. KAREN VASQUEZ
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Dear EMGS Members,
It was a pleasure to visit with so many of you at the 2025 56th Annual EMGS meeting in Rochester, and I hope you all enjoyed the meeting! The keynote lectures, symposium, platform, and poster presentations were very interesting and informative. Approximately 275 people attended the meeting with 115 Students and Early Career Investigators, and 67 first time attendees! It is exciting to see the next generation of EMGS members and our future leadership! Congratulations and many thanks to Brian Chorley and Tess Leuthner for their efforts in organizing an excellent and engaging meeting.
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2025 ANNUAL MEETING RECAP
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We had a wonderful time at the 56th Annual Meeting of the EMGS, held September 6–10, 2025, at the Hyatt Regency Rochester in beautiful Rochester, New York! This year’s meeting featured an exciting mix of symposia, platform sessions, award lectures, and poster presentations, bringing together scientists from around the world to share discoveries and spark new collaborations.
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In addition to the scientific program, attendees enjoyed interactive networking sessions in the EMGS Lounge, lively poster sessions, and unique opportunities to experience the local flavor of Rochester, including wine and brewery tastings, the ever-popular Ice Cream Sundae Bar, and an unforgettable offsite networking event at Radio Social!
We’re so grateful to everyone who helped make the 2025 EMGS Annual Meeting
such a success!
Keynote Speakers
Vera Gorbunova, University of Rochester
Andrea Baccarelli, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Evan Eichler,
University of Washington
Lydia Contreras, University of Texas at Austin
Award Lectures
Hollaender Award Lecture: Carole Yauk,
University of Ottawa
EMGS Award Lecture: Dana Dolinoy, University of Michigan
Symposiums
12 Symposium Sessions
60 Speakers
Platforms
4 Platform Sessions
33 Speakers
Posters
109 Posters
30 Late Breaking Abstracts
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Please take approximately five minutes to complete the survey linked below to rate your experience at the 56th EMGS Annual Meeting in Rochester, NY. Your input matters!
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2025 EMGS ANNUAL MEETING SPONSORS
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Diamond
Esher Fund for Autism
Litron Laboratories
Platinum
Health and Environmental Sciences Institute
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Gold
Janssen Research & Development, LLC
Silver
Merck & Co., Inc.
Inotiv
Bronze
Elsevier
Miltenyi Biotec, Inc
Toxys, Inc.
Visit Rochester
Supporter
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Frontage
NERx Biosciences
Proctor & Gamble
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Contributor
MutagenTech
Novartis Pharma AG
Roche
Society for the Study of Reproduction
The Genome Repair Foundation
Exhibitor
Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis
Health and Environmental Sciences Insitute
Litron Laboratories
Miltenyi Biotec, Inc
New England BioLabs
Scantox Group
University of Rochester
Visit Rochester
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CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2025 AWARD WINNERS!
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STUDENT AND EARLY CAREER INVESTIGATOR
TRAVEL AWARDS
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DNA Repair
Jiyoun Ahn
Ivana Barraza
Yiting Cao
Alexandra Carpenter
Libby Childs
Carson Cohen
Millie Coombes
Ghazal Darfarin
Aninda Dey
Jeanpierre Fuente
Alex Garbouchian
Alex George
Vihit Gupta
Theresa Heidenreich
Elizabeth Irvin
Shan Jiang
Chantal Kontor
Marian Laughery
Justin Ling
Jennifer Liu
Deanna
Maybee
Christopher Mellor
Elijah Newcomb
Reinner Omondi
Peyton Oden
Mustapha
Olatunji
Hithardha Palle
Jennifer Rakowski
Spencer Thompson
Lily Thompson
Zane Tolbert
Joshua Turner
Abigayle Vito
Grace Waterman
Tyler Wenzel
Grace Young
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Applied Genetic Toxicology
Alper James Alcaraz
Nicholas Cheng
Josie Jabbour
Brandon James
Xiaotong Wang
Xinwen Zhang
Epigenomics
Venugopal Bovilla
Mathia Colwell
Oliver Ogbonna
Fei Qu
Carrie Walls
Genomics & Data Sciences
Rachel Barboza
Joseph Butler
Genotoxicity Risk Assessment & Public Health (GRAPH)
Sophie Erlich
Foster Jacobs
Nayonika Mukherjee
Lindsay Volk
Germ Cell & Heritable Effects
Sasha Bacot
Gurugowtham Ulaganathan
Mutagenic Mechanisms & Assessments
Bérénice Chavanel
Bastian Stark
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STUDENT AND EARLY CAREER INVESTIGATOR PRESENTATION AWARDS
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Best Overall DNA Repair SECI Poster (tied)
Sponsored by the Journal DNA Repair
Mae Alexandra Carpenter
for their poster “Impact and Circulation of Cell-Free Cyclobutane Pyrimidine Dimers”.
Theresa Heidenreich
for their poster “Investigating the Mechanisms of the Replication Stress Response to Telomeric Oxidative Damage”.
Best Overall Basic or Applied SECI Poster
Sponsored by Mutation Research: Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis
Fei Qu
for their poster “Oxidative Stress-Induced m6A Misdeposition Disrupts DNA Base Excision Repair Gene Expression in Cancer ”.
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Best Student Poster
Sponsored by Mutation Research Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis
First Place: Millie
Coombes
for their poster “Intracellular Exploration of Base Excision Repair Mechanisms on the G-quadruplex of Oncogenic Promoters During Oxidative DNA Damage”.
Second place (tied): Spencer
Thompson
for their poster “Determining the DNA Damage Search and Recognition Mechanisms of Polymerase Beta Using a Single-Molecule Approach”.
Second Place (tied): Nicholas
Cheng
for their poster, “Improved Detection of Endogenous Formaldehyde-DNA Adducts in Mammalian Tissues Using a Tandem LC-MS3 Qtrap Method”.
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Best Early Career Investigator Poster
Sponsored by Mutation Research Reviews
First Place:
Matthew Schaich
for their poster “UV-Damaged DNA Binding Protein Stimulates Oxidative Demethylation and 8-Oxoadenine Repair by Thymine DNA Glycosylase”.
Second Place:
Kayla Farrell
for their poster “Utilizing PB/PK Modeling to Support Target Tissue Exposure in Legacy In Vivo Genotoxicity Studies”.
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Best Student
Oral Presentation
First Place (tied): David
Schuster for their presentation “Duplex Sequencing After Prolonged Benzo[b]fluoranthene Exposure Reveals Tissue-Specific Differences in Mutagenic Response, Chemical Potency, and Clonal Expansion of Mutations”.
First Place
(tied):
Abigayle Vito for their presentation “Structural Basis of DNA Damage Recognition by DNA Polymerase Lambda in Chromatin”.
Second Place: Foster
Jacob for their presentation “Harnessing the Power of DNA Adductomics to Study DNA Mutations”.
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Best Early Career Investigator
Oral Presentation
First Place: Eli
Newcomb
for their presentation “Recognition of DNA Repair Intermediates by a Novel Helicase Links BER to Immune Modulation”.
Second Place: Lindsay
Volk
for their presentation “Youth Dictates Susceptibility to DNA Damage-Induced Genotoxicity, Mutagenesis, and Tumorigenesis from N-Nitrosamine Exposure in Mice”.
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2025 EMGS ELECTION RESULTS
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CALL FOR 2026 AWARD NOMINATIONS
Nominations Due: December 10, 2025
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The EMGS offers any member of the scientific community the opportunity to nominate deserving individuals for awards that are presented at the EMGS Annual Meeting. Nominations of members from historically underrepresented groups are especially encouraged. Click on the award names below to learn more.
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EMGS Award
This award recognizes outstanding research contributions in the area of environmental mutagenesis.
Alexander Hollaender Award
This award recognizes outstanding contributions in the application of the principles and techniques of environmental mutagenesis to the protection of human health.
EMGS Service Award
This prestigious award is conferred from time-to-time in recognition of long-standing dedication and service to the Society.
EMGS Education Award
This is a special opportunity for Students, New Investigators and EMGS members to nominate an EMGS member for outstanding contributions to student education and mentorship to receive an award during the EMGS Annual Meeting.
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MEMBER RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT: SHAOFEI ZHANG
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Enhancing Mutation Detection in Genetic Toxicology: A Multi-Laboratory Evaluation of Duplex Sequencing
Imagine trying to hear a whisper in a crowded room. That’s what detecting ultra-rare mutations in DNA has felt like—until recently.
Error-corrected next-generation sequencing (ecNGS) represents a significant advancement in genomic analysis, enabling the detection of ultra-rare somatic mutations with high fidelity.
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READ THE LATEST ISSUE OF EMM
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Read Volume 66, Issue 6-7 (August 2025) of Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis now!
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Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis publishes original research articles on environmental mutagenesis in six general areas of: mechanisms of mutagenesis, genomics, DNA damage, replication, recombination, and repair, as well as public health and DNA technology. Subsumed under these areas are subject matters that are appropriate for inclusion in EMM.
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Dana Dolinoy
University of Michigan School of Public Health
Dana Dolinoy holds the position of Professor in the Departments of Environmental Health Sciences and Nutritional Sciences at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. Her educational background includes a B.A. in Environmental Sciences and Policy from Duke University and a Ph.D. in Genetics and Genomics from Duke University Medical Center.
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The EMGS is able to continue its mission because of your support and generosity. By contributing to a campaign listed below, you'll help ensure that our work continues. Online donations are quick and easy using our secure credit card transactions. We welcome donations of all sizes and payment plans – whether it's a one-time gift, a monthly contribution or part of a matching gifts program.
As a nonprofit, 501(c) 3 organization, under the Internal Revenue Code, contributions to the EMGS typically will be considered tax deductible contributions. Contact us at emgshq@emgs-us.org to learn more.
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The EMGS Endowment Fund
is a vehicle to provide significant, stable, long-term financial support that complements the Society’s other revenue sources
to aid in our strategic objectives of growth and expanded support of early-career members.
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Do you want to support the work of the Alexander Hollaender International Outreach Committee? Consider a donation to the Alexander Hollaender fund
, which supports
Alexander Hollaender courses and travel awards. Distribution
of the funds is overseen by the AHIOC and does not carry any overhead.
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The EMGS is now on BlueSky!
Follow us @emgsus.bsky.social for the society's latest news, member highlights, and upcoming events!
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Remember to like and share!
Your support is vital in spreading the word about EMGS.
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EMGS MEMBERSHIP REFERRAL PROGRAM
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EMGS members have access to a unique code to share with colleagues who have not previously joined EMGS as regular members (previous trainee members are exempted).
There is no limit on how many times the code can be shared to recruit new members.
This program will offer a
25% discount to the new member who uses this code for their first year.
If this new member renews their membership the following year, the original EMGS member who recruited them and whose code was used will then receive a
25% discount on their membership for that year.
The 25% discount to the current member will occur only once per year. However, if a member gets 10 or more new members to renew, they will receive a 50% reduction
off their membership!
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2025 EMGS Program Chair
