10th Annual Ecological Genomics Symposium October 26 to 28, 2012 Kansas City Country Club Plaza Symposium website: http://ecogen.ksu.edu/symp2012
This year marks the 10th ANNIVERSARY of the Ecological Genomics Symposium. We have put together an outstanding and extended lineup of fourteen speakers that will cover the latest research results, a retrospective on progress in Ecological Genomics over the last 10 years, as well as challenges and opportunities for the future. Symposium details can be found at www.ecogen.ksu.edu/symp2012 . The meeting will convene at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, October 26, and conclude at Noon on Sunday, October 28. TRAVEL FELLOWSHIPS: Funds are available to support student and postdoc travel awards to attend the Ecological Genomics Symposium. The fellowships are supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation (IOS-1244871) with the goal of increasing the cultural and scientific diversity of the young scientists at the symposium. Complete applications are to be submitted as a single pdf document to [email protected] by Monday, September 17, 2012. For information and instructions to apply, please visit: http://ecogen.ksu.edu/symp2012/travel_fellowship.html . REGISTRATION: Please register online today at: www.ecogen.ksu.edu/symp2012 . You may also register to attend the optional Saturday night banquet for an additional fee of $50. POSTER ABSTRACTS: Poster topics should be related to the field of Ecological Genomics. A LIMITED NUMBER OF SUBMITTED POSTER ABSTRACTS WILL BE SELECTED FOR ORAL PRESENTATIONS. Instructions for submitting your abstract online are at: http://ecogen.ksu.edu/symp2012/abstract.html . DEADLINE: September 28, 2012. VENUE:The symposium will take place at the Kansas City Marriott on the beautiful Country Club Plaza in Kansas City, Missouri. Reserve your hotel room online by visiting the Symposium website. Deadline: September 28, 2012. FEATURED SPEAKERS: +Jenn A. Brisson, University of Nebraska The genetic basis of wing polymorphism in pea aphids +Bill Cresko, University of Oregon Exploring evolution genome-wide in the threespine stickleback +Scott V. Edwards, Harvard University Genomic, geographic and temporal tracking of a rapidly evolving host-pathogen system +Martin E. Feder, University of Chicago and +Jack C. Schultz, University of Missouri 10 years of Ecological Genomics: Where have we gone and where are we going? +Loretta Johnson, Kansas State University Phenotypic and genetic variation of a keystone grass across the Great Plains' precipitation gradient +Jan Kammenga, Wageningen University Ecological and evolutionary genomics of C. elegans +Thomas Mitchell-Olds, Duke University A novel gain of function polymorphism controlling complex traits and fitness in nature +Jeanne M. Serb, Iowa State University Molecular ecology and adaptation of visual photopigments in scallops +Emilie Snell-Rood, University of Minnesota The transcriptomics of nutritional plasticity in horned beetles +John (Jack) Werren, University of Rochester Using Nasonia (and its microbes) to investigate the genomics of adaptation and speciation +Chris Wheat, Stockholm University Ecological Genomics: Emerging general insights from butterflies +Thomas G. Whitham, Northern Arizona University The role of community genetics in providing solutions to climate change, conserving biodiversity, and habitat destruction: Genetic-based ecosystem restoration +Patricia J. Wittkopp, University of Michigan Genomic sources of regulatory mutation: Mutation, polymorphism, and divergence DEADLINES: Monday, 9/17 Travel Award Applications Friday, 9/28 Early Registration at discounted rates Friday, 9/28 Poster Abstracts for oral presentation consideration and poster sessions Friday, 9/28 Hotel Reservations ADDITIONAL INFORMATION will be posted on our website, www.ecogen.ksu.edu/symp2012 , as details are finalized. FUNDING for this symposium is provided by The National Science Foundation and Kansas State University. Ecological Genomics Institute Directors: Dr. Loretta Johnson, [email protected] Dr. Michael Herman, [email protected] Kansas State University, Division of Biology 116 Ackert Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506-4901 www.ecogen.ksu.edu by Doris Merrill, Program Coordinator [email protected]
