Sunday
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2:00 pm - 8:00 pm |
Arrival and Check-in
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6:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Dinner
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7:30 pm - 7:40 pm |
Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRC Chair
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7:40 pm - 9:30 pm |
eDNA in the Marine Environment
Discussion Leader: Paul Barber (University of California, Los Angeles, USA)
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7:40 pm - 7:45 pm |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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7:45 pm - 8:15 pm |
Masaki Miya (Natural History Museum and Institute, Chiba, Japan)
"Environmental DNA Metabarcoding Enables a Data-Driven Approach for Fish Community Research in Large Spatiotemporal Scales"
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8:15 pm - 8:30 pm |
Discussion
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8:30 pm - 8:55 pm |
Ryan Kelly (College of the Environment, University of Washington, USA)
"Using Environmental DNA to Track Community- and Ecosystem-Level Change"
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8:55 pm - 9:10 pm |
Discussion
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9:10 pm - 9:30 pm |
General Discussion
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Monday
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7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Breakfast
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9:00 am - 12:30 pm |
Disease and Immunology
Discussion Leader: Laura Mydlarz (University of Texas at Arlington, USA)
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9:00 am - 9:05 am |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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9:05 am - 9:40 am |
Drew Harvell (Cornell University, USA)
"Heating up Disease Outbreaks in the Oceans"
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9:40 am - 9:55 am |
Discussion
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9:55 am - 10:20 am |
Lone Gram (Technical University of Denmark, Denmark)
"Roseobacter as Probiotic Against Vibrio Infections in Marine Larviculture"
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10:20 am - 10:30 am |
Discussion
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10:30 am - 11:00 am |
Group Photo / Coffee Break
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11:00 am - 11:20 am |
Ian Hewson (Cornell University, USA)
"Sea Star Wasting: Is It a Disease, Disorder, Syndrome or Condition?"
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11:20 am - 11:30 am |
Discussion
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11:30 am - 11:50 am |
Nikki Traylor-Knowles (Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Miami, USA)
"Coral Cellular Immunity"
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11:50 am - 12:00 pm |
Discussion
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12:00 pm - 12:20 pm |
Mark Pellegrino (University of Texas at Arlington, USA)
"Uncovering a Mitochondrial Unfolded Protein Response in Corals and Its Role in Adapting to a Changing World"
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12:20 pm - 12:30 pm |
Discussion
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12:30 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch
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1:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Free Time
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3:00 pm - 4:00 pm |
The GRC Power Hour™
The GRC Power Hour™ is designed to address challenges women face in science and issues of diversity and inclusion. The program supports the professional growth of all members of our communities by providing an open forum for discussion and mentoring.
Organizer: Drew Harvell (Cornell University, USA)
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4:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Poster Session
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6:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Dinner
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7:30 pm - 9:30 pm |
Epigenetics
Discussion Leader: Manuel Aranda Lastra (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia)
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7:30 pm - 7:35 pm |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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7:35 pm - 8:05 pm |
Patricia Schulte (University of British Columbia, Canada)
"Persistent and Plastic Changes in DNA Methylation in Response to Environmental Stressors in Stickleback"
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8:05 pm - 8:20 pm |
Discussion
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8:20 pm - 8:45 pm |
Steven Roberts (School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington, USA)
"Epigenetic Mechanisms in Marine Invertebrates: Perspectives and Applications"
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8:45 pm - 9:00 pm |
Discussion
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9:00 pm - 9:20 pm |
Alexander Jueterbock (Nord University, Norway)
"Functional Role of Epigenetic Variation in Seagrass Under Heat Stress"
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9:20 pm - 9:30 pm |
Discussion
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Tuesday
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7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Breakfast
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9:00 am - 12:30 pm |
Microbial Interactions in the Ocean
Discussion Leader: Fengping Wang (Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China)
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9:00 am - 9:05 am |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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9:05 am - 9:40 am |
Ken Takai (Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, Japan)
"Hadal Microbial Communities in the Western Pacific Trenches"
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9:40 am - 9:55 am |
Discussion
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9:55 am - 10:15 am |
Xiao-Hua Zhang (Ocean University of China, China)
"Insight into Microbial Metabolisms in the Deepest Seawater on Earth"
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10:15 am - 10:25 am |
Discussion
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10:25 am - 10:55 am |
Coffee Break
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10:55 am - 11:20 am |
Mikhail Zubkov (Scottish Association for Marine Science, United Kingdom)
"How Eukaryotic CO2 Fixers Co-Exist with Faster Growing Prokaryotic CO2 Fixers in the Oligotrophic Ocean"
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11:20 am - 11:30 am |
Discussion
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11:30 am - 11:50 am |
Federico Lauro (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)
"The Role of Microbial Communities in Deep-Sea Biocorrosion"
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11:50 am - 12:00 pm |
Discussion
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12:00 pm - 12:20 pm |
Karla Heidelberg (University of Southern California, USA)
"Probing Different Nutritional Strategies Among Marine Mixotrophic Protists"
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12:20 pm - 12:30 pm |
Discussion
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12:30 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch
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2:00 pm - 4:00 pm |
Poster Session
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4:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Novel Methods in Marine Molecular Ecology
Discussion Leader: Bryan Wilson (University of Oxford, United Kingdom)
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4:00 pm - 4:05 pm |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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4:05 pm - 4:30 pm |
James Birch (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, USA)
"Autonomous Collection and Analysis of Microbes and eDNA"
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4:30 pm - 4:45 pm |
Discussion
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4:45 pm - 5:10 pm |
Phillip Cleves (Stanford University, USA)
"Using Transcriptomics and Reverse Genetics to Understand Cnidarian-Dinoflagellate Symbiosis and Heat Response"
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5:10 pm - 5:20 pm |
Discussion
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5:20 pm - 5:45 pm |
Jana Milucka (Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology, Germany)
"Activity and Interactions of Marine Microorganisms: Insights from NanoSIMS Imaging"
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5:45 pm - 6:00 pm |
Discussion
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6:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Dinner
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Wednesday
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7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Breakfast
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9:00 am - 12:30 pm |
Marine Viruses
Discussion Leader: Curtis Suttle (University of British Columbia, Canada)
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9:00 am - 9:05 am |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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9:05 am - 9:40 am |
Debbie Lindell (Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Israel)
"The Polony Method for the Direct Quantification of Cyanophage Abundance and Infection Patterns"
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9:40 am - 9:55 am |
Discussion
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9:55 am - 10:20 am |
Assaf Vardi (Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel)
"A Single Cell View on Host Virus Metabolic Arms Race at Sea"
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10:20 am - 10:30 am |
Discussion
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10:30 am - 11:00 am |
Coffee Break
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11:00 am - 11:20 am |
Mathias Middelboe (University of Copenhagen, Denmark)
"Marine Viruses as Drivers of Bacterial Evolution"
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11:20 am - 11:30 am |
Discussion
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11:30 am - 11:50 am |
Cynthia Silveira (San Diego State University, USA)
"Lysogenic Switches in Marine Phage Communities"
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11:50 am - 12:00 pm |
Discussion
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12:00 pm - 12:20 pm |
Joshua Weitz (Georgia Institute of Technology, USA)
"Modeling Viral Impacts on Marine Ecosystem Function"
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12:20 pm - 12:30 pm |
Discussion
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12:30 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch
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1:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Free Time
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4:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Poster Session
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6:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Dinner
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7:00 pm - 7:30 pm |
Business Meeting
Nominations for the Next Vice Chair; Fill in Conference Evaluation Forms; Discuss Future Site and Scheduling Preferences; Election of the Next Vice Chair
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7:30 pm - 9:30 pm |
Dispersal and Larval Biology
Discussion Leader: Maria Beger (University of Leeds, United Kingdom)
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7:30 pm - 7:35 pm |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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7:35 pm - 8:05 pm |
Geoffrey Jones (ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University, Australia)
"Parentage Analysis: Testing Old Assumptions in Reef Fish Ecology, Conservation and Fisheries"
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8:05 pm - 8:20 pm |
Discussion
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8:20 pm - 8:45 pm |
Claire Paris-Limouzy (Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Miami, USA)
"An Integrative Empirical and Modeling Approach to Larval Dispersal and Coral Reef Connectivity"
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8:45 pm - 9:00 pm |
Discussion
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9:00 pm - 9:20 pm |
Giacomo Bernardi (University of California, Santa Cruz, USA)
"Using Radseq Markers to Study Dispersal in Corals and Fish"
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9:20 pm - 9:30 pm |
Discussion
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Thursday
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7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Breakfast
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9:00 am - 12:30 pm |
Climate Change Mitigation on Coral Reefs
Session in memory of Ruth Gates.
Discussion Leader: Rebecca Vega Thurber (Oregon State University, USA)
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9:00 am - 9:05 am |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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9:05 am - 9:40 am |
Raquel Peixoto (University of California, Davis, USA / Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
"Can Probiotics Save Corals?"
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9:40 am - 9:55 am |
Discussion
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9:55 am - 10:15 am |
Danwei Huang (National University of Singapore, Singapore)
"Protecting Evolutionary Potential in the Face of Climate Change"
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10:15 am - 10:25 am |
Discussion
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10:25 am - 10:55 am |
Coffee Break
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10:55 am - 11:15 am |
Emily Howells (School of Earth, Atmospheric and Life Sciences, University of Wollongong, Australia)
"Breeding Corals for Heat Tolerance"
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11:15 am - 11:25 am |
Discussion
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11:25 am - 11:45 am |
James Guest (School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, United Kingdom)
"Assessing the Feasibility of Assisted Gene Flow on Coral Reefs"
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11:45 am - 11:55 am |
Discussion
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11:55 am - 12:20 pm |
Kate Quigley (Australian Institute of Marine Science, Australia)
"Manipulating the Coral-Algal Symbiosis for Increased Thermal Tolerance"
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12:20 pm - 12:30 pm |
Discussion
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12:30 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch
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1:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Free Time
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4:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Chemical Ecology
Discussion Leader: Valerie Paul (Smithsonian Institution, USA)
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4:00 pm - 4:05 pm |
Introduction by Discussion Leader
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4:05 pm - 4:35 pm |
Joseph Pawlik (Center for Marine Science, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, USA)
"The Chemical Ecology of Sponges on Caribbean Coral Reefs: From Metabolite to Ecosystem"
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4:35 pm - 4:50 pm |
Discussion
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4:50 pm - 5:15 pm |
Kathryn Van Alstyne (Western Washington University, USA)
"Environmentally Induced Plasticity in DMSP Production in Marine Macroalgae"
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5:15 pm - 5:30 pm |
Discussion
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5:30 pm - 5:50 pm |
Mohamed Donia (Princeton University, USA)
"Chemically Mediated Interactions In Multipartite Marine Symbioses"
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5:50 pm - 6:00 pm |
Discussion
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6:00 pm - 7:00 pm |
Dinner
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Friday
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7:30 am - 8:30 am |
Breakfast
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9:00 am |
Departure
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