OTPAG Awards
Congratulations to the 2025 winners of the AAAG Outstanding Trainee Presentations in Anthropological Genetics (OTPAG) awards – Reese Hotten-Somers, Samantha Miller, William Aguado, and Carlye Chaney.

The Outstanding Trainee Presentations in Anthropological Genetics (OTPAG) awards are given for the best poster and podium presentations at the Human Biology Association (HBA) or American Association of Biological Anthropologists (AABA) annual meetings. Each awardee will receive a $200 cash prize and a one-year subscription to the AAAG’s official journal, Human Biology. Presenters must meet the following two requirements for consideration: 1) be the lead author of a presentation on the topic of anthropological genetics, and 2) be the presenting author.