ECOLOGICAL GENOMICS SYMPOSIUM, Kansas City, Friday, 11/14/08 to Saturday, 11/16/08
Early registration and poster abstract deadlines are Tuesday, October 14, 2008. This is a friendly reminder that the deadline for discounted registration fees of Tuesday, October 14, is approaching fast. After October 14, we will continue to welcome your registration to attend the 6th Annual Genes in Ecology, Ecology in Genes Symposium at a slightly higher cost. Also, please note that if you would like to have your poster abstract considered for an oral presentation, the deadline for submission is Tuesday, October 14. Abstract submission guidelines for submitting your poster abstract online are available at: http://ecogen.ksu.edu/symp2008. The deadline for hotel reservations at the InterContinental Hotel on the Plaza in Kansas City is also Tuesday, October 14, 2008. The low rate of $129/night is only available until the room block is depleted or October 14 - whichever comes first - so make your reservations TODAY! The Symposium will begin on Friday evening, November 14, and conclude on Sunday, November 16, at noon. The Symposium site is the InterContinental Hotel in Kansas City on the beautiful Country Club Plaza. For complete registration, hotel and poster abstract information, please visit our Symposium website, http://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 DEADLINES: 10/14/08 Poster Abstracts are due 10/14/08 Early Registration (Fees increase on 10/15/08) 10/14/08 Hotel Reservations at the InterContinental Kansas City 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 QUESTIONS: 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/> . 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 104 Ackert Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506-4901 (785) 532-3482, www.ksu.edu/ecogen 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
