ESA Symposium, Tucson 2002

The symposium will take place on Monday, 5 August 2002, from 8 AM to noon.

Sponsor

Section on Physiological Ecology

Organizers

Rob Jackson, Dept. of Biology, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, jackson@duke.edu
Randy Linder, Section of Integrative Biology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, rlinder@mail.utexas.edu

Description and Justification

Traditionally, limited cross-fertilization between ecologists and molecular biologists has hampered a comprehensive understanding of living organisms and hence our ability to tackle many real-world and basic problems in biology. This symposium follows up a workshop held in August 2001 that brought together molecular biologists and ecologists to make recommendations for bringing about a synergy between ecology and molecular biology. This symposium will present work from researchers that cross the boundary between ecology and molecular biology, and their visions for the future. The symposium will also include discussion and audience participation. To provide the opportunity for greater community input and involvement, the symposium will be coupled with an informal discussion forum in the evening.

Speakers

1. Introduction, Randy Linder, Section of Integrative Biology, University of Texas at Austin
2. Martin Feder, Department of Organismal Biology & Anatomy, University of Chicago: "Genomics-enabled ecology and ecology-enabled genomics"
3. Johanna Schmitt, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Brown University: "Molecular biology and physiological traits in natural populations"
4. Joy Bergelson, University of Chicago; "The Ecological and Evolutionary Dynamics of Resistance to Disease in Arabidopsis"
5. Mike Lynch, Department of Biology, University of Indiana; The Evolutionary Demography and Consequences of Duplicate Genes
6. Virginia Walbot, Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University; "Role of Transposons and Genetic Instability in the Real World"
7. Synthesis and Discussion, Rob Jackson, Department of Biology, Duke University

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Revised: 6/19/02