ECOLOGICAL GENOMICS SYMPOSIUM, November 14 - 16, 2008 in Kansas City on the Plaza
Registration is now open to attend the 6th Annual Ecological Genomics Symposium on November 14 - 16, 2008, at the InterContinental Hotel in Kansas City on the Country Club Plaza. The Genes in Ecology, Ecology in Genes Symposium will begin on Friday evening, November 14, and conclude at noon on Sunday, November 16. For more complete information regarding poster abstract submission, registration and hotel reservations, please visit our Symposium website, www.ecogen.ksu.edu/symp2008. FEATURED SPEAKERS: Kathleen Donohue, Duke University, Seeds and seasons: Germination and life-history variation in Arabidopsis thaliana Michael B. Eisen, University of California-Berkeley, Genomes and Genomics of Drosophila William Jeffery, University of Maryland at College Park, Dark Caves and pleiotropy: Evolution of blindness in the Mexican cavefish, Astyanax Carol Eunmi Lee, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Exploring genomics targets of selection during habitat invasions Bryant F. McAllister, University of Iowa, Genome structure and local adaptation Leonie C. Moyle, Indiana University, Salad Speciation: Genetics of adaptation and reproductive isolation in Solanum Patrick Phillips, Center for Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Oregon, Perception and environmental context: The ecological genomics of the response to temperature, chemicals, and food within the nematode C. elegans and its relatives Ralf J. Sommer, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Tuebingen, Germany, Tritrophic interactions of Pristionchus nematodes with beetles and bacteria Stephen M. Welch, Kansas State University, Floral gene pathway sensitivity estimation by photothermal modeling Mark Young, Montana State University-Bozeman, Viral population dynamics in Yellowstone's hot springs POSTER ABSTRACTS: Please submit your poster abstract online before Tuesday, October 14, 2008. Abstract submission guidelines are available at: www.ecogen.ksu.edu/symp2008. A limited number of submitted poster abstracts will be selected for oral presentation. 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.ecogen.ksu.edu <http://www.ecogen.ksu.edu/> . DEADLINES: 10/14/08 Poster Abstracts are due 10/14/08 Early Registration (Fees increase on 10/15/08) 10/14/08 Hotel Reservations Symposium Organizing Committee: Michael Herman, Co-Chair, Division of Biology Loretta Johnson, Co-Chair, Division of Biology Ted Morgan, Division of Biology Tim Todd, Department of Plant Pathology Kun Yan Zhu, Department of Entomology Lindsey Fallis, Graduate Representative, Biology Funding for this symposium is provided by Kansas State University Targeted Excellence program. Ecological Genomics Institute Project Directors: Dr. Loretta Johnson and Dr. Michael Herman Kansas State University 104 Ackert Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506-4901 (785) 532-3482, www.ecogen.ksu.edu <http://www.ecogen.ksu.edu/> by 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.ecogen.ksu.edu
