Molecular Insights into Marine Ecological Interactions from Micro to Macro Scales

July 22 - 23, 2017

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Conference Description

The Gordon Research Seminar on Marine Molecular Ecology is a unique forum for graduate students, postdocs, and other early-career marine scientists to present and discuss new data and cutting-edge ideas.

This meeting will provide interdisciplinary insights into marine molecular ecology from big to small scales, focusing on interactions between viruses, microbes and macroorganisms and the ecological impact of environmental stressors resulting from climate change.

Planned session titles:

Molecular Insights into Cross-Kingdom Interactions
(marine holobiont functioning, chemical signaling and metabolic exchange, co-evolutionary dynamics, molecular adaptations, virus-host systems)
Interdisciplinary Studies of a Changing Ocean
(ecological impact of ocean warming and acidification, invasive species, ecotoxicology)

Related Meeting

This GRS will be held in conjunction with the "Marine Molecular Ecology" Gordon Research Conference (GRC). Those interested in attending both meetings must submit an application for the GRC in addition to an application for the GRS. Refer to the associated GRC program page for more information.

Conference Program

Saturday
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm	Arrival and Check-in
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm	Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRS Chair
3:45 pm - 4:30 pm	Keynote Session: Symbioses – Ecological Interactions Across the Domains of Marine Life Discussion Leader:
3:45 pm - 4:15 pm	"The Genomics of Symbiosis-Driven Development in the Upside-Down Jellyfish Cassiopea xamachana"
4:15 pm - 4:30 pm	Discussion
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm	Molecular Insights into Cross-Kingdom Interactions Discussion Leader:
7:30 pm - 7:50 pm	"Seaweed Holobionts, Environmental Change and Disease"
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm	Discussion
8:00 pm - 8:20 pm	"Local, Micro-Geographic and Seasonal Adaptation in Corals"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pm	Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:50 pm	"Diurnal Transcriptional Rhythm of Cyanophages in the North Pacific Subtropical Gyre"
8:50 pm - 9:00 pm	Discussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pm	"T7-Like Cyanophage Populations Dominated by the Less Virulent Clade in the Marine Environment"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm	Discussion
Sunday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 am	Interdisciplinary Studies of a Changing Ocean Discussion Leader:
9:00 am - 9:20 am	"A Year in the Life of the Minutiae in a Changing Arctic Ocean"
9:20 am - 9:30 am	Discussion
9:30 am - 9:50 am	"Spatial and Temporal Variation of eDNA in Kelp Forest Ecosystems"
9:50 am - 10:00 am	Discussion
10:00 am - 10:20 am	"A New Cyanophage Playground: Fiddling with Cyanobacterial Membranes"
10:20 am - 10:30 am	Discussion
10:30 am - 10:50 am	"The Evolution of Temperature Adaptation in Recently Diverged Marine Bacteria"
10:50 am - 11:00 am	Discussion
11:00 am - 12:30 pm	Poster Session Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm	Mentorship Component: Succeeding in Marine Science – Present Challenges and Future Avenues Discussion Leader:
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm	"Where Marine Microbiology Is Going and Advice on How to Get There"
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm	Discussion
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm	Evaluation Period Fill in GRS Evaluation Forms
3:00 pm	Seminar Concludes

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