Detailed information about the course
Title | Genomics Days 2015 - CLOSED |
Dates | 12-13 February 2015 |
Organizer(s) | Dr Keith Harshman, University of Lausanne (CH) Prof Tadeusz Kawecki, University of Lausanne (CH) |
Speakers | Thursday February 12 Dr Siobhan Brady, University of California (US)
Friday February 13 Prof Gary Karpen, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (US) |
Description | The speakers will give talks within the annual Genomic Days Symposium.
PROGRAM
ECOLOGY-EVOLUTION DISCUSSION GROUPSubsequently, on Thursday 12th of February, they will meet with PhD students for a 2 h discussion of their research, based on the talks and 1-2 papers students will be required to read in advance. The students will also have the opportunity to ask questions about their own projects.
References of papers to read in advance: Johnston, S.E., Gratten, J., Berenos, C., Pilkington, J.G., Clutton-Brock, T.H., Pemberton, J.M. & Slate, J. 2013. Life history trade-offs at a single locus maintain sexually selected genetic variation. Nature 502: 93-+.
Arunkumar, R., Josephs, E.B., Williamson, R.J. & Wright, S.I. 2013. Pollen-Specific, but Not Sperm-Specific, Genes Show Stronger Purifying Selection and Higher Rates of Positive Selection Than Sporophytic Genes in Capsella grandiflora. Molecular Biology and Evolution 30: 2475-2486.
Williamson, R.J., Josephs, E.B., Platts, A.E., Hazzouri, K.M., Haudry, A., Blanchette, M. & Wright, S.I. 2014. Evidence for Widespread Positive and Negative Selection in Coding and Conserved Noncoding Regions of Capsella grandiflora. Plos Genetics 10. |
Location |
University of Lausanne (CH) |
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Credits | 0.25 / 0.5 |
Evaluation | 0.25: Active participation to ecology-evolution conferences and group discussion. 0.5: Active participation to all conferences and ecology-evolution group discussion. |
Information | When? 12th of February, 16:00-18:00: Group discussion with speakers
Where? Group discussion will be in room 2019.1, Genopode.
Questions? |
Expenses | PhD students of the DPEE are eligible for reimbursement of incurred travel expenses by train (half-fare card, and 2nd class) and meals. Please send the original tickets (no copies, except for the general abonnement) and receipts with the reimbursement form to Caroline Betto-Colliard. |
Places | 50 |
Deadline for registration | 04.02.2015 |