REGISTRATION is now open to attend the 7th Annual "Genes in Ecology, Ecology in Genes" Symposium on November 13, 14, & 15, 2009, in Kansas City.
+++NEW THIS YEAR: STUDENT TRAVEL FELLOWSHIPS+++ Please visit website for application information. The Ecological Genomics Symposium will convene in the historic Muehlebach/Marriott Hotel in downtown Kansas City on Friday evening at 6:00 p.m. and conclude on Sunday at noon. For a brochure and complete information regarding poster abstract submission, student travel fellowships, registration and hotel reservations, please visit our Symposium website, ecogen.ksu.edu/symp2009 <http://www.ecogen.ksu.edu/symp2009> . Ecological Genomics is a field at the interface of ecology, evolution and genomics that seeks to place the functional significance of genes and genomics into an ecological and evolutionary context. We have an outstanding lineup of speakers for the 2009 Symposium and we encourage you to attend! PLENARY SPEAKER: Jonathan F. Wendel, Iowa State University, "Genes, jeans, and genomes: Exploring the mysteries of polyploidy in cotton" FEATURED SPEAKERS: +Andres Aguilar, University of California-Merced, "Genomic differentiation and adaptive divergence in rockfish (genus Sebastes)" +May R. Berenbaum, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, "Cytochrome P450 genes in plant-insect interactions: War and peace?" +Jeffrey L. Feder, University of Notre Dame, "Sympatric speciation in Rhagoletis: Islands of speciation or genomic continents of divergence?" +David C. Queller, Rice University, "The selfish gene at the genetic level: Cooperation and cheating in social amoebas" +Matthew Rockman, New York University, "Causes of heritable variation in C. elegans" +Erica Bree Rosenblum, University of Idaho, "The genetics of adaptation: Investigating the functional basis of phenotypic convergence" +Jay F. Storz, University of Nebraska, "Genetics of high altitude adaptation in vertebrates" +Chris Toomajian, Kansas State University, "Flowering-time genes as genomic targets of selection in Arabidopsis thaliana" +Michael J. Wade, Indiana University, "The evolution of conflict and cooperation in genetically and/or ecologically viscous populations" POSTER ABSTRACTS: Please submit your poster abstract online by Tuesday, October 13, 2009. Abstract <http://ecogen.ksu.edu/downloads/AbstractGuidelines.pdf> submission guidelines are available on the website. Poster sessions will be held on Friday night and Saturday. Poster topics should be related to the field of Ecological Genomics. A LIMITED NUMBER OF SUBMITTED POSTER ABSTRACTS WILL BE SELECTED FOR ORAL PRESENTATIONS. INFORMATION will be posted on our website, ecogen.ksu.edu/symp2009 <http://www.ecogen.ksu.edu/symp2009> , as details are finalized. If you have questions, please contact us at (785) 532-3482 or [email protected]. Please share this announcement with colleagues and students. FUNDING for this symposium is provided by the National Science Foundation and Targeted Excellence at Kansas State University. DEADLINES: 9/29/09 Student Travel Fellowship applications are due. 10/13/09 Registration deadline at early bird rates. 10/13/09 Poster Abstracts are due for oral presentation consideration. 10/23/09 Hotel Rooms must be reserved to receive reduced group rate. 10/31/09 Poster Abstracts are due if NOT being considered for oral presentation. Symposium Organizing Committee: Michael Herman, Co-Chair, Biology Loretta Johnson, Co-Chair, Biology Ted Morgan, Biology Tim Todd, Plant Pathology Kun Yan Zhu, Entomology Lindsey Fallis, Graduate Student Rep, Biology Doris R. Merrill, [email protected] Program Coordinator, Kansas State University ECOLOGICAL GENOMICS INSTITUTE Kansas State University Biology, 104 Ackert Hall Manhattan, KS 66506-4901 (785) 532-3482, ecogen.ksu.edu <http://www.ecogen.ksu.edu/>
