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Genes and Behavior (GRS)

Gordon Research Seminar

Studying Behavior Through a Cross-Disciplinary Integration of Techniques

February 8 - 9, 2014
Chairs Antonio Serrato and Christopher Cunningham
Grand Galvez
2024 Seawall Boulevard
Galveston, TX, United States
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Conference Description

The Gordon Research Seminar on Genes & Behavior is a unique forum for graduate students, post-docs, and other scientists with comparable levels of experience and education to present and exchange new data and cutting edge ideas.

The meeting will focus on recent findings and new technologies associated with the molecular, neurobiological and evolutionary mechanics of behavior. We aim to unite researchers exploring a diverse array of systems, ranging from lab based, genetic approaches to natural studies of heritable behavior with an emphasis on cross-disciplinary work that integrates multiple fields and methods.

Related Meeting

This GRS will be held in conjunction with the "Genes and Behavior" 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 pmArrival and Check-in
3:30 pm - 3:40 pmIntroductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome by the GRS Conference Chair
3:40 pm - 4:30 pmKeynote Session
Discussion Leader: Antonio Serrato (University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill)
3:40 pm - 4:00 pmLaura Duvall (The Rockefeller University)
"Neuropeptide Control of Host-Seeking Behavior in Aedes aegypti"
4:00 pm - 4:05 pmDiscussion
4:05 pm - 4:25 pmHillery Metz (Harvard University)
"Digging for the Genetic Basis of Complex Behavior: Burrow Construction in Wild Mice"
4:25 pm - 4:30 pmDiscussion
4:30 pm - 6:00 pmPoster Session I
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmMultidisciplinary Studies
Discussion Leader: Chris Cunningham (University of Georgia)
7:30 pm - 7:50 pmTBA
7:50 pm - 8:00 pmDiscussion
8:00 pm - 8:20 pmAaron Allen (University of Toronto)
"Differential Transcriptional Regulation as Means for Achieving Pleiotropy"
8:20 pm - 8:30 pmDiscussion
8:30 pm - 8:50 pmEileen Roy-Zokan (University of Georgia)
"Vitellogenin Gene Expression is Associated with Male and Female Parenting in a Subsocial Insect"
8:50 pm - 9:00 pmDiscussion
9:00 pm - 9:20 pmNa Cai (Welcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics)
"Major Depression, Stress and Metabolism are Linked Through Mitochondrial DNA Copy Number"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pmDiscussion
SUNDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 amComputational Analysis
Discussion Leader: Antonio Serrato (University of North Carolina)
9:00 am - 9:20 amSeth Ament (Institute for Systems Biology)
"Genome Sequencing of Multiplex Pedigrees Reveals Genetic Causes of Bipolar Disorder"
9:20 am - 9:30 amDiscussion
9:30 am - 9:50 amAli Berens (Iowa State University)
"Comparative Transcriptions of Queen and Worker Castes in Hymenoptera"
9:50 am - 10:00 amDiscussion
10:00 am - 10:20 amTsuyoshi Koide (National Institute of Genetics)
"Genetic Analysis of Anxiety-Like Behavior Using Wild-Derived Mouse Resources: Consomic Strains and Heterogeneous Stock"
10:20 am - 10:30 amDiscussion
10:30 am - 10:50 amClare Rittschof (University of Illinois)
"Brain Glucose Metabolism: An Evolutionary Conserved Mechanism that Regulates Aggression"
10:50 am - 11:00 amDiscussion
11:00 am - 12:30 pmPoster Session II
Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 2:30 pmFeeding Behavior
Discussion Leader: Chris Cunningham (University of Georgia)
1:30 pm - 1:50 pmRoshan Vijendravarma (University of Lausanne)
"Predatory Cannibalism in Drosophila Larvae"
1:50 pm - 2:00 pmDiscussion
2:00 pm - 2:20 pmIna Anreiter (University of Toronto)
"Epigenetics and Behavioural Plasticity: Drosophila Euchromatin Histone Methyltransferase and Foraging"
2:20 pm - 2:30 pmDiscussion
2:30 pm - 3:00 pmEvaluation Period
Fill in GRS Evaluation Forms
3:00 pmSeminar Concludes

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