Agenda, November 10, 2016, Hyatt Regency Monterey
Talks in each session will be followed by ~ 30 minute panel discussion. Talk titles TBA
Morning Coffee: 9:30 AM
Session 1 – 10:00 AM to 12PM Seascape Genetics: Past, Present and Future
Eric Crandall, Assistant Professor, CSU Monterey Bay
What is a marine population? Investigating population structure in the Waples Zone
Kim Selkoe, Associate, National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis
Michael Dawson, Associate Professor, UC Merced
Another 15 years of progress in phylogeography along the West Coast.
John Deck, UC Berkeley and Biocode LLC
Biodiversity specimens: tracking from field to lab to publication.
Lunch – 12:00 to 1:30: We’re on our own
Session 2 – 1:30 to 3:00: Integrating Population Genetics with Oceanographic Data and Models
Chris Edwards, Professor, UC Santa Cruz
John Carlos Garza, Research Geneticist, Southwest Fisheries Science Center
Dale Robinson, Coastwatch Coordinator, Southwest Fisheries Science Center
Robinson DR, Simons B, Mendelssohn R, Wilson C, deWitt L
Easy access to satellite environmental data for use with the seascape genetic approach.
Afternoon Coffee – 3:00 to 3:30
Session 3 – 3:30 to 5:00: Scaling from Seascape Genetics to Seascape Genomics
Cynthia Riginos, Associate Professor, University of Queensland: Navigating the currents of seascape genomics: how spatial analyses can augment population genomic studies
Steve Palumbi, Director, Hopkins Marine Station
In the genomic era, seascape genetics pivots on natural selection as well as connectivity
Giacomo Bernardi, Professor, UC Santa Cruz
Gene expression responses to ocean acidification in the black surfperch Embiotica jacksoni