Mission Statement

In concordance with the EMGS Mission of “Promoting scientific knowledge and research in the causes and consequences of DNA damage to the genome and epigenome”, the mission of the EMGS Public Relations and Communications Committee (PRCC) is to disseminate the activities of the EMGS through outreach to members and non-members using the newsletter, social media, and position papers. The activities of the Committee encompass internal and external initiatives designed to extend the EMGS image as broadly as possible with the hope of increasing our membership and furthering the science involved.

Committee Contact

If you would like more information, you can reach out to us here: PRCC Contact Form

If you are already an EMGS member and are interested in joining the PRCC:

Request to Join the Committee

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Committee Membership

The overall Committee consists of a Chair, a Co-Chair and a Young-Investigator Co-chair, plus 10 additional members, all of whom serve 3-year terms. These should include EMGS members of all career stages as well as members from the 3 pillars of the Society: academia, industry and government. There are three sub-committees, each with their own Chair, which include the Newsletter Sub-Committee, the Social Media Sub-Committee, and the White Paper Sub-Committee.

The PRCC meets in person at the Annual Meeting and 2-3 times during the year by telecon as needed. The Committee also provides an annual report to the Executive Board as requested. 

Committee Roles and Responsibilities

• Manages the EMGS Historical Archives and archived videos and posts selected videos on YouTube.
• Produces various templates/SOPs for EMGS activities, such as the SOP for Local Organizing Committees for the Annual Meeting, and the invite letter to recipients of travel awards and their professors.
• Solicits and provides Members Research Highlights and summaries of Keynote Speaker and Award Winner lectures for the Newsletter 
• When requested, helps the award winners to advertise their accomplishments at their own institutions and among their colleagues and friends 
• We are available to respond to other requests by the Executive Board as the need arises.
  The Newsletter Subcommittee 
• Produces 6 issues of the Newsletter yearly. The Newsletter contains information about EMGS activities (the Annual Meeting, Workshops and Online Webinars, special lectures etc.), Members’ Biographical Profiles, Members’ Research Highlights, links to various Committee and SIG activities, research abstracts from EMGS Keynote speakers and Award winners, and obituaries. 
• The Newsletter is sent to all the EMAIL addresses that EMGS has on file, which include members (current and past), meeting attendees, 17 sister societies that are members of ICEM, and 35 societies with goals compatible to those of the EMGS.