ECOLOGICAL GENOMICS SYMPOSIUM, Kansas City, November 9-11, 2007
This is a friendly reminder that if you would like to have your poster
abstract considered for an oral presentation at the Ecological Genomics
Symposium, the deadline for submission is Friday, September 28. Abstract
submission guidelines for submitting your poster abstract online are
available at: http://www.k-state.edu/ecogen/Posters-2007.htm.
Please remember, too, that the deadline for discounted registration fees is
Friday, September 28. After September 28, we will continue to welcome your
registration to attend the 5th Annual Genes in Ecology, Ecology in Genes
Symposium at a slightly higher cost.
The Symposium will begin on Friday evening, November 9, at 7:00 pm and
conclude on Sunday, November 11, at noon. The Symposium site is the
InterContinental Hotel in Kansas City on the beautiful Country Club Plaza. A
brochure is available at our Symposium website,
www.ksu.edu/ecogen/symp2007.html.
FEATURED SPEAKERS:
Andrew Clark, Cornell University
Genome-wide population genetic inference from 454 and Solexa sequence runs
Michael A. Herman, Kansas State University
Ecological genomics of nematode community responses: Model and non-model
approaches
Stefan Jansson, Umeå University, Sweden
Natural variation in Populus
Thomas E. Juenger, University of Texas at Austin
Natural variation in the physiology of Arabidopsis thaliana: The ecological
genetics of drought adaptation and acclimation
James H. Marden, Penn State University
Functional genomics of a butterfly metapopulation: Genes that matter for
population dynamics, life history traits, and spatial ecology
Therese Ann Markow, University of Arizona
Ecological genomics of cactophilic desert Drosophila
Jennifer B.H. Martiny, University of California, Irvine
The ecological significance of microbial genetic diversity
Mónica Medina, University of California, Merced
Coral reef health: Genomic approaches to the study of symbiosis, bleaching
and disease
Nancy A. Moran, University of Arizona
The ecological genomics of symbiotic bacteria in insects
James M. Tiedje, Michigan State University
Genomic insight from among close bacterial relatives
If you have 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:
9/28/07 Poster Abstracts are due
(https://www.dce.ksu.edu/cgi-bin/conf/eco_proposal.cgi)
9/28/07 Early Registration
(https://outreach.ksu.edu)
10/10/07 Hotel Reservations
(Select Reserve Hotel link on www.ksu.edu/ecogen/symp2007.html)
Funding for this symposium is provided by Kansas State University.
Ecological Genomics Institute Project Directors:
Dr. Loretta Johnson and Dr. Michael Herman
Doris Merrill, Program Coordinator
Ecological Genomics Institute
Kansas State University, Division of Biology
116 Ackert Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506-4901
(785) 532-3482, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
www.ksu.edu/ecogen
