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, Ume 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

Mnica 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 ecogen@ksu.edu . 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, dmerrill@ksu.edu
www.ksu.edu/ecogen