ECOLOGICAL GENOMICS SYMPOSIUM in Kansas City, November 3 - 5, 2006
This is a friendly reminder that the deadline for discounted registration fees is Friday, September 29. After September 29, we will continue to welcome your registration to attend the 4th Annual Genes in Ecology, Ecology in Genes Symposium at a slightly higher cost. The Symposium will begin on Friday, November 3, at 7:30 p.m. and conclude on Sunday, November 5, at noon. For a complete brochure, schedule, registration, hotel, and poster abstract information, visit our Symposium website, www.ksu.edu/ecogen/symp2006.html. Ecological Genomics combines genomic tools and ecological approaches to determine the functional significance of genes and genomes and their evolutionary and ecological context. The Symposium will feature lectures by scientists at the forefront of Ecological and Evolutionary Functional Genomics. Participants will also learn about the Ecological Genomics Institute at Kansas State University that includes 25 faculty members in seven disciplines. FEATURED SPEAKERS: Ian T. Baldwin, Max-Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology "Using transformed plants to study ecological interactions" May R. Berenbaum, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign "Cytochrome P450 genes and genomics in insect-plant interactions: Necessity or nimiety?" Justin Fay, Washington University "Evolution of gene expression" Maria J. Harrison, Cornell University "Towards an understanding of the arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis: Functional genomics approaches" Michael W. Nachman, University of Arizona "The genetic basis of reproductive isolation in mice" Katie Peichel, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center "Genetics of reproductive isolation in sticklebacks" Loren Rieseberg, Indiana University "Genomics of invasive sunflowers" John H. Willis, Duke University "Genetic analysis of adaptation and reproductive isolation in Mimulus" Patricia Wittkopp, University of Michigan "Genetic basis of regulatory variation" POSTER ABSTRACTS: Participants are invited to share their own research at poster sessions on Friday night and Saturday. Poster topics should be related to the field of Ecological Genomics. We are continuing to accept poster abstracts online. Abstract submission guidelines are available at: http://www.k-state.edu/ecogen/PosterAbstractGuidelines2006.htm. Please share this announcement with colleagues and students who are interested in learning more about the integrative field of Ecological Genomics. If you have any questions, please contact us at (785) 532-3482 or [EMAIL PROTECTED] Additional information about this interdisciplinary research initiative is available at www.ksu.edu/ecogen. DEADLINES: 9/29/06 Early Registration (https://www.dce.ksu.edu/cgi-bin/conf/ecological_genomics.cgi) 10/13/06 Hotel Reservations (http://www.starwoodmeeting.com/StarGroupsWeb/res?id=0605175165&key=EB479) 11/3/06 Last day to Register - - Symposium begins Funding for this symposium is provided by KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY. Ecological Genomics Institute Project Directors: Dr. Loretta Johnson and Dr. Michael Herman Kansas State University Ackert Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506-4901 (785) 532-3482, www.ksu.edu/ecogen
