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AGA Symposium 2008 |
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The 2008 annual meeting of the American Genetic Association, "Genetics and Genomics of Behavior," will be held at the Raleigh Sheraton Hotel, Raleigh NC, June 4–7, 2008. This conference will explore current status and future trends in the genetic architecture of behavior, neurogenetic mechanisms of behavior, and evolution of behavior. In addition to a stellar group of invited speakers, there will be an opportunity for platform presentations from participants who submit abstracts. Competitive scholarships for travel and registration will be available for students and postdoctoral fellows. Details and registration at www.agasymposium2008.org.
The Wilhelmine Key Lecturer is Mariana Wolfner.
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Evolution of Sex & Recombination: In Theory & In Practice
June 16–19, 2008
The University of Iowa
Details at: http://ccg.biology.uiowa.edu/sexrec/
The Roy J. Carver Center for Comparative Genomics and the Department of Biology at the University of Iowa announces an international conference on the evolution of sex & recombination. This conference will immediately precede the 2008 Evolution meeting taking place in nearby Minneapolis, Minnesota (June 20–24).
Talks will be given by invited speakers at both the junior and senior level. There will also be opportunities for contributed talks and posters to be given by conference attendees at all levels of seniority. A number of travel awards (10–15) will be provided to deserving students and postdocs.
Topics will include:
- Advantages of sexual reproduction
- Experimental evolution of sex
- Estimating recombination rates
- Mating types & sex determination
- Linkage, selection & population size
- Sex chromosomes
- Sex & pathogenesis
- Sexual selection
- Sexual conflict
Sponsorship for this meeting includes generous support from the American Genetic Association. A symposium issue to be published in Journal of Heredity is planned.
Check the conference website for up-to date information on confirmed speakers, details regarding registration, accommodation, etc. All enquiries are encouraged and should be directed to the organizers: sexrec{at}uiowa.edu
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The Stephen J. O'Brien Award for the best student paper published in the Journal of Heredity the previous year will be awarded at the annual meeting of the AGA and will include a cash prize of $1,000. The award is intended to honor Dr. O'Brien's many years of exemplary service as Chief Editor of the Journal of Heredity. Papers are eligible for the 2007 award if the first author was a registered student at the time of manuscript submission and if the article is published in Volume 98 of the Journal of Heredity. Please contact the Managing Editor (agajoh{at}oregonstate.edu) regarding candidates.
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