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The 74th Annual Meeting of the
Northeast Section of
The American Society of Plant Biologists will be held at Adelphi University on Long Island on Friday April 16 and Saturday, April 17, 2010.
This meeting begins Friday afternoon with a special symposium,
free and open to the public, entitled
150 Years After Darwin: How Plants Adapt and Evolve.
Registered participants will then continue with a scientific poster session
and dinner, followed on Saturday morning by scientific talks
and a business meeting.
Please note: The schedule below is tentative.
| Friday, April 16, 2010 |
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Noon–1:00 p.m. |
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Registration (Performing Arts Center Lobby) |
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1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. |
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Symposium
150 Years After Darwin:
How Plants Adapt and Evolve
(Performing Arts Center Concert Hall) |
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Symposium Presenters & Topics |
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Dr. Michael Purugganan
New York University
“The molecular genetics of plant adaptation: Lessons from Arabidopsis”
View web page
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Dr. Leonie Moyle
Indiana University
“From GIS to genes: genetics of adaptation and speciation in Solanum”
View web page |
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Dr. Kenneth Olsen
Washington University
“Tracing the origins of adaptation in plant species”
View web page |
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| 4:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. |
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Poster Session
(Performing Arts Center Multipurpose Room) |
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| 6:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m. |
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Dinner
(Alumni House) |
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Saturday, April 17, 2010 |
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| 8:00 a.m.–9:00 a.m. |
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Continental breakfast
(Performing Arts Center Multipurpose Room) |
| 9:00 a.m–Noon |
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Research talks (Performing Arts Center Concert Hall)
Business meeting |
| Noon |
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Conference concludes
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The event is being organized by Adelphi University’s Department of Biology
Registration Deadline: Friday, April 16, 2010
Registration Fees
Includes the Friday night dinner, Saturday breakfast, coffee breaks and wine & cheese at the poster session.
Late Registration
Registration fee is $75 for all as of March 13, 2010
A guest ticket to the Friday night dinner is available for $25.
Registration is limited to 120. On-site registration only if space is available.
CANCELLATION POLICY: Refund will be honored only if received in writing or email by April 1, 2010. A 20% service charge will apply.
Why Attend? Come put your Northeast Regional ASPB dues to work for you!
- Outstanding mini-symposium on genetic mechanisms of plant adaptation
- Small size makes it easy to meet and talk to other scientists
- Excellent opportunity for undergraduate, graduate students, and postdocs to present their work.
- Affordable
- Easily combinable with a visit to New York City
Questions?
Contact the meeting organizer, Dr. Lawrence Hobbie
e - hobbie@adelphi.edu
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