Session: Cutting Edge Research From SACNAS Postdocs In Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (2013 SACNAS National Conference)

Thursday, October 3, 2013: 10:15 AM-11:45 AM

217 A (Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center)

Chair:

Marina Ramon, PhD, Postdoctoral and Professional Programs Manager, SACNAS

Description: This session will showcase the work of our SACNAS postdocs working in the field of ecology and evolutionary biology. Participants will learn about ecological and evolutionary questions that can be applied to various systems with the use of genetics tools and mathematical modeling.

10:15 AM

Introductory Remarks

10:20 AM

Genes for CO2 fixation and proteorhodopsin, point to the potential for light-driven inorganic carbon fixation in a marine gammaproteobacterium
Vanessa Michelou, PhD , Post-doctoral Fellow , Center for Microbial Oceanography: Research and Education (C-MORE)

10:40 AM

Using next-generation sequencing and data mining to explore genotype-environment interactions
Kyle Hernandez, PhD , Postdoctoral Fellow , The University of Texas at Austin

11:00 AM

Sex, Social Behavior and Evolution in Viruses
Samuel Díaz-Muñoz, PhD , Postdoctoral Fellow , University of California, Berkeley

11:20 AM

Modeling the Biodiversity Effects of Water Diversion in Hawaii's Streams
Kamuela Yong, PhD , Postdoctoral Fellow , Arizona State University

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