Sunday
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Arrival and Check-in
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introductory Comments by GRC Staff / Welcome and Introduction from the Chairs
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm
Keynote Session: Evolution of Eukaryotes: From Archaeal Ancestors to Vertebrates
7:40 pm - 7:45 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:45 pm - 8:25 pm
"Discovering the Genomic and Evolutionary Basis of Cellular Robustness Using Common Garden Comparisons of 13 Mammals"
8:25 pm - 8:35 pm
Discussion
8:35 pm - 9:15 pm
"The Archaeal Origins of Eukaryotic Cell Organization"
9:15 pm - 9:25 pm
Discussion
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:30 am
"Transposon-Mediated Evolution of Human Immune Gene Regulation"
9:30 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 9:50 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:50 am - 9:55 am
Discussion
9:55 am - 10:15 am
"JUMP, FLIP, HIDE: Rapid, Structural Adaptation in Microbial Genomes"
10:15 am - 10:25 am
Discussion
10:25 am - 10:55 am
Coffee Break
10:55 am - 11:05 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:05 am - 11:10 am
Discussion
11:10 am - 11:30 am
"Intragenomic Conflicts in Drosophila: Satellite DNA Evolution and Meiotic Drive"
11:30 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 11:50 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:50 am - 11:55 am
Discussion
11:55 am - 12:15 pm
"The Origin and Mechanism of RNA-Guided Complex Genome Rearrangements in the Ciliate Oxytricha "
12:15 pm - 12:25 pm
Discussion
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm
General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Evolution in a Changing World
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
7:50 pm - 7:55 pm
Discussion
7:55 pm - 8:15 pm
"Evolutionary Explanations and Elixirs for PFAS Persistence"
8:15 pm - 8:25 pm
Discussion
8:25 pm - 8:45 pm
"Evolution in a Changing Ocean: Variation in Coral Resistance to Heat Waves and Its Evolutionary and Conservation Potential"
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm
Discussion
8:55 pm - 9:00 pm
General Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Evolutionary Sculpting of Protein Sequence, Structure and Function
9:00 am - 9:15 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:15 am - 9:35 am
"Connecting Variation in Protein Biochemistry to Bacterial Grate Phenotype"
9:35 am - 9:45 am
Discussion
9:45 am - 9:55 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:55 am - 10:00 am
Discussion
10:00 am - 10:20 am
"Synonymous Codon Substitutions Impact Protein Homeostasis via Diverse Mechanisms"
10:20 am - 10:30 am
Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am
Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:10 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:10 am - 11:15 am
Discussion
11:15 am - 11:35 am
"How Do Proteins Expand Functionality?"
11:35 am - 11:45 am
Discussion
11:45 am - 11:55 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:55 am - 12:00 pm
Discussion
12:00 pm - 12:20 pm
"Predicting Antibiotic Resistance"
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm
Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:00 pm
"Discovery of Cellular Dither Pathways"
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:20 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:20 pm - 8:25 pm
Discussion
8:25 pm - 8:45 pm
"Evolutionary Control of Intestinal Fluid Secretion"
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm
Discussion
8:55 pm - 9:15 pm
"Getting Under Your Skin: Host-Pathogen Conflicts at Epidermal Barriers"
9:15 pm - 9:25 pm
Discussion
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Evolution of Non-Coding DNA
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:30 am
"From Non-Coding to Coding: the De Novo Emerging Proteome"
9:30 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 9:50 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:50 am - 9:55 am
Discussion
9:55 am - 10:15 am
"Proteins Came in from the Cold: Novel Antifreeze Gene Evolution in Icy Polar Oceans"
10:15 am - 10:25 am
Discussion
10:25 am - 10:55 am
Coffee Break
10:55 am - 11:05 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:05 am - 11:10 am
Discussion
11:10 am - 11:30 am
"Gene Regulatory Networks and Key Transcription Factors in the Expression of Evolutionarily Young Genes"
11:30 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 11:50 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:50 am - 11:55 am
Discussion
11:55 am - 12:15 pm
"Studying Long Noncoding RNAs Through the Lens of Comparative Genomics"
12:15 pm - 12:25 pm
Discussion
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm
General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Beyond Individual Molecules - Evolution in Complex Systems
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:40 pm - 8:00 pm
"Transcription Factors Shape the Mutational Landscape of Regulatory DNA"
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm
Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:20 pm
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
8:20 pm - 8:25 pm
Discussion
8:25 pm - 8:45 pm
"Eco-Evolutionary Dynamics of Biofilm"
8:45 pm - 8:55 pm
Discussion
8:55 pm - 9:15 pm
"An Interplay Between the Phenotypic and Genetic Mutations During Evolution"
9:15 pm - 9:25 pm
Discussion
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am
Business Meeting
Nominations for the Next Vice Chair(s); Complete the GRC Evaluation Forms; Election of the Next Vice Chair(s)
9:00 am - 12:30 pm
9:00 am - 9:10 am
Introduction by Discussion Leader
9:10 am - 9:30 am
"Genetic Background Sets the Trajectory of Cancer Evolution"
9:30 am - 9:40 am
Discussion
9:40 am - 9:50 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
9:50 am - 9:55 am
Discussion
9:55 am - 10:15 am
"Somatic Maintenance, Clonal Evolution and Our Inevitable Decline"
10:15 am - 10:25 am
Discussion
10:25 am - 10:55 am
Coffee Break
10:55 am - 11:05 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:05 am - 11:10 am
Discussion
11:10 am - 11:30 am
"The Diversity of Antifungal Drug Responses"
11:30 am - 11:40 am
Discussion
11:40 am - 11:50 am
Short Talk Selected from Poster Abstracts
11:50 am - 11:55 am
Discussion
11:55 am - 12:15 pm
"Interpreting Viral Evolution"
12:15 pm - 12:25 pm
Discussion
12:25 pm - 12:30 pm
General Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Keynote Session: Genetic Determinants of Evolutionary Fates
7:30 pm - 7:35 pm
Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:35 pm - 8:15 pm
"Gigantic Introns in Hybrid Incompatibility"
8:15 pm - 8:25 pm
Discussion
8:25 pm - 9:05 pm
"Genetic Conflicts During Meiosis Drive the Rapid Evolution of Essential Chromatin Proteins"
9:05 pm - 9:15 pm
Discussion
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm
General Discussion
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am
Breakfast
9:00 am
Departure