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Ecological
Genomics Journal Club
Genomics for
Ecologists and
Ecology for Geneticists and Molecular Biologists
Theme: Spanning the
Biological Hierarchy from Genes to Ecosystems
The Ecological Genomics Journal Club encourages involvement from new
participants in a variety of disciplines. The Ecological Genomics Journal Club
meets on Tuesdays, at 4:00 p.m. in 324A Ackert Hall. The group discusses
papers, research and ideas at the intersection of ecology and genomics.
Anyone interested in this emerging field is encouraged to attend.
Schedule for Journal Club,
Spring, 2008
| Date |
Name |
Topic |
| 1/22/2008 |
Ted Morgan |
Organizational meeting |
| 1/29/2008 |
Mike Herman |
What is a gene,
post-ENCODE? History and updated definition |
| 2/5/2008 |
Ted Morgan |
Widespread Genetic
Incompatibility in C. Elegans Maintained by Balancing Selection |
| 2/12/2008 |
Conflicting Activities |
No Journal Club this week |
| 2/19/2008 |
Lindsey Fallis |
Positive Selection Near an Inversion
Breakpoint on The Neo-X Chromosome of Drosophila americana |
| 2/26/2008 |
Mark Ungerer |
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| 3/4/2008 |
Joe Coolon |
Regulatory changes
underlying expression differences within and between Drosophila species |
| 3/11/2008 |
Bradley Hartman-Bakken |
Evolution of alternative
transcriptional circuits with identical logic |
| 3/18/2008 |
Spring Break |
No Journal Club this week |
| 3/25/2008 |
Kun Yan Zhu |
Revisiting the protein-coding gene catalog
of Drosophila melanogaster using 12 fly genomes |
| 4/1/2008 |
Ted Morgan |
Adaptive variation in beach mice produced
by two interacting pigmentation genes |
| 4/8/2008 |
Giridara-Kumar Surabhi |
Application of proteomics
to ecology and population biology |
| 4/15/2008 |
Mike Westphal |
Identifying footprints of
directional and balancing selection in marine and freshwater three-spined
stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) populations |
| 4/22/2008 |
Loretta Johnson |
Review proposal |
| 4/29/2008 |
Anna Whitfield |
A virus in a fungus in a plant:
Three-way symbiosis required for thermal tolerance |
| 5/6/2008 |
Ying Zhen |
Evolution of metal
hyperaccumulation required cis-regulatory changes and triplication of
HMA4 |
Overview:
Part 1:
Developing a common language to begin a dialogue between ecologists and
genetics/molecular biologists.
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Discussion of review
articles about ecological and evolutionary genomics. What is it? Why
do it?
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What can molecular
biologists gain from placing studies in an ecological context?
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What can ecologists gain
by using the molecular biologist's toolbox?
Several guest lectures to
introduce molecular biology to ecologists, and ecology for molecular
biologists.
Part 2:
Discussion of key papers illustrating different approaches to ecological and
evolutionary genomics.
An ecologist and geneticist
can team up to discuss and give their perspectives on the following topics:
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Model vs. non-model
organisms: Are model organisms a useful tool for ecological studies?
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Microarray analyses: What
are they and how can they be used?
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Candidate genes: What are
they and how can they be used?
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Analysis of mutants and
transgenics: Do they have a place in ecological genomics?
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Natural genetic variation:
Is it essential for the study of ecological genomics?
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Molecular tools for
systematics and evolutionary phylogenies
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What is community
genetics? Why are ecologists interested in it?
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Value and limitations for
spanning biological hierarchy from genes to ecology
Part 3:
Discussion and synthesis of this newly emerging field. What are its
successes and limitations? Where do we go from here?
CREDIT:
Students can receive 2 credit hours by enrolling in BIOL 890 Ecological
Genomics. In order to receive 2 credit hours, students will be required to
participate in discussions, present papers and write a final 5-10 page
paper.
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