"Genetics and Genomics of Speciation" Workshop Sheffield, Great Britain
10-13 January 2010
A workshop funded by the EU Marie Curie Initial Training programme
SPECIATION
Organisers: Roger Butlin, Rhonda Snook, Claudius Kerth and Allan Debelle, on
behalf of the Marie Curie Initial Training Network:
SPECIATION
With current large scale SNP genotyping and next generation sequencing
technologies huge amounts of genetic variation can be scored accross the
genome of non-model organisms. This offers new opportunities for powerful
tests of evolutionary models and to find the genetic basis of population
divergence, ecological adaptation and the origin of species. This workshop
will mainly focus on the detection of genomic regions under selection and
restricted gene flow between diverging populations using data of genomic
variation. The invited speakers are some of the leading scientists in this
field and include Wolfgang Stephan (University of Munich, Germany), Chris
Wheat (University of Helsinki, Finland), Terry Burke (University of
Sheffield), Jon Slate (University of Sheffield) and Stuart Baird (CBGP
Montpellier).
15 free places for participation in the workshop are now open for
application. Applications are invited from early career stage researchers
and should include a CV and short statement indicating why you are
interested in this workshop. There is no registration fee and accommodation
as well as catering will be provided free, but participants will have to pay
for their own travel costs. There are no nationality restrictions. The
application deadline is the 27th of November.
Please send applications and enquiries to Angela Wright:
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Venue: Losehill Hall, Derbyshire (between Sheffield and Manchester), we hope
to provide transport from Manchester Airport and Sheffield train station to
the conference centre.
More information on the workshop and updates can be found at
http://speciation.group.shef.ac.uk/
The workshop follows this year's Population Genetics Group conference,
Liverpool, 6-9 January, see: http://sites.google.com/site/popgroup2010/Home
.
Provisional workshop programme:
Monday, 11 January
Morning - Wolfgang Stephan (University of Munich, Germany):
'Genetic signatures of natural selection'
Afternoon - Chris Wheat (University of Helsinki, Finland):
'New generation sequencing approaches for finding genes under selection'
Evening - Terry Burke (University of Sheffield): 'What
comes after "Next Generation Sequencing"?'
Tuesday 12 January
Morning - Jon Slate (University of Sheffield): 'Choosing
and using SNPs'
Afternoon - Stuart Baird (CBGP Montpellier): 'Genes under
selection in hybrid zones'
Evening - Tim Birkhead (University of Sheffield): 'Research
ethics'
Wednesday 13 January
Morning - speaker to be announced: 'Experimental design'
Afternoon - outing into the Peak District National Park |