National Institute for Basic Biology
| Organizers | Kentaro Shimizu (Univ. of Zurich, Switzerland) Ian Dworkin (North Carolina State Univ., USA) |
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| Venue | National Institute for Basic Biology, Okazaki, Japan |
| Date | Mar. 11-16, 2007 |
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With the advent and widespread use of genomic tools, it is clear the study of evolutionary genetics is undergoing a transformation. To promote the advance of the new field of evolutionary and ecological genomics, the 5th Okazaki Biological Conference "Speciation and Adaptaion - ecological genomics of model organisms and beyond-" was held on March 11th-16th 2007. The meeting started with a Get Together event to welcome 70 scientists from 10 countries, and was followed by Plenary Lectures at the National Institute for Basic Biology (NIBB). Then the participants moved to Yamaha Resort Tsumagoi. The talks represented a broad overview of ecological and evolutionary genomics, including subjects such as adaptation, speciation, domestication, genome duplication, co-evolution, canalization and theoretical population genetics.
The real goal of such an intimate meeting was to interact and discuss the possibilities of such work with other researchers asking related questions, often using very different approaches. It is only when these apparently disparate aspects of biology are integrated that we can hope to make real progress in our understanding of evolutionary mechanisms. Thus there was plenty of time for discussions on each of these subjects, formal and informal. The excursion to Kakegawa castle and the experience of tea ceremony enhanced the social interactions. The feedbacks from the participants were very positive in all aspects including the scientific discussion, developing new contacts, foods, and supporting staff. The extensive support by a number of people from NIBB and Travel Partners were noteworthy. With plenty of new ideas and collaborative plans, the participants hoped to meet again in 2 years in the next OBC meeting.
Plenary lecture in Okazaki
Oral session
General discussion
Poster session
Excursion (tea ceremony)
Banquet
Group photo
Outline of the OBC5 (Outline.pdf)
Introduction of Plenary Lectures (PlenaryLectures.pdf)
March 11 (Sun) at Okazaki New Grand Hotel
17:00-20:00
Registration at Okazaki New Grand Hotel
20:00-
Get Together
Welcome Address
OKADA, Kiyotaka (Kyoto Univ., Director-General-Elect, NIBB)
March 12 (Mon) at National Institute for Basic Biology and Yamaha Resort Tsumagoi
08:45-
Registration at NIBB Yamate Conference Room
09:00-09:15
Opening Remarks
NAGAHAMA, Yoshitaka (Deputy Director-General, NIBB)
09:15-10:00 Plenary Lecture 1
“The Evolutionary Genomics of Plant Adaptations: From Arabidopsis to Crop Species”
PURUGGANAN, Michael D. (New York University, USA)
10:00-10:45 Plenary Lecture 2
“The Regulatory and Evolutionary Consequences of Ploidy Changes on Hybridization”
COMAI, Luca (University of California, Davis, USA)
10:45-11:00
Break
11:00-11:45 Plenary Lecture 3
“Footprints of Adaptation in the Genome”
STEPHAN, Wolfgang (University of Munich, Germany)
11:45-
Move to Yamaha Resort Tsumagoi (Lunch on the bus)
Session 1 Adaptive Evolution
14:45-15:30 -Overview-
“Evolution of Selfing and Speciation: Evolutionary and Ecological Functional Genomics of Arabidopsis Relatives”
SHIMIZU, Kentaro K. (University of Zurich, Switzerland)
15:30-16:10
“Ecological Genetics of Color Adaptation in Natural Populations of Beach Mice”
HOEKSTRA, Hopi E. (Harvard University, USA)
16:10-16:25
Coffee Break
16:25-17:05 -EMBO Young Investigator Lecture-
“Developmental Transitions from Meristem to Leaf and Their Role in Evolution of Leaf Form”
TSIANTIS, Miltos (University of Oxford, UK)
17:05-17:45
“Ecology of Flowering Time Regulation”
KUDOH, Hiroshi (Kobe University, Japan)
17:45-18:00
Coffee Break
18:00-18:40
“The Genetic and Phylogenic Basis of Adaptation to Cold Stress at Range Margins in Arabidopsis lyrata petraea”
TANAKA, Kenta (University of Sheffield, UK)
18:40-19:00
General Discussion
19:00-
Dinner
March 13 (Tue)
Session 2 Genetics of Speciation
09:00-09:45 -Overview-
“Identification of Interacting Hybrid Lethality Genes in Drosophila”
BARBASH, Daniel A. (Cornell University, USA)
09:45-10:25
“From Daylily to Nightlily: An Evolutionary Shift of Floral Syndromes”
YAHARA, Tetsukazu (Kyushu University, Japan)
10:25-10:40
Coffee Break
10:40-11:20
“Population Genomics of Plant Adaptation and Divergence: Examples from Silene”
WIDMER, Alex (ETH Zurich, Switzerland)
11:20-12:00
“Polymorphism of an Expression Level of an Enzymatic Gene Affecting Cuticle Pigmentation and Mating Preference in Natural Populations of Drosophila”
TAKAHASHI, Aya (National Institute of Genetics, Japan)
12:00-12:20
General Discussion
12:20-13:20
Lunch
Session 3 Genome Duplication and Epigenetics
13:20-14:05 -Overview-
“Evolution of Polyploidy in Plants and Animals: Unravelling Complex Genomes”
MABLE, Barbara K. (University of Glasgow, UK)
14:05-14:45
“Positive Selection on an Epigenetically Controlled Gene in Arabidopsis”
GROSSNIKLAUS, Ueli (University of Zurich, Switzerland)
14:45-15:00
Coffee Break
15:00-15:40
“Coevolution of Duplicated Genes”
INNAN, Hideki (Graduate University for Advanced Studies, Japan)
15:40-16:00
General Discussion
16:00-16:45
Short Talks (7 minutes for each Posters / Odd numbers x 6 Titles)
16:45-17:00
Coffee Break
17:00-18:30
Short Talks (7 minutes for each Posters / Odd numbers x 12 Titles)
18:30-19:30
Dinner
19:30-
Poster Session (Odd numbers)
PosterList.pdf
March 14 (Wed)
Session 4 Artificial Selection in Domestication
09:00-09:45 -Overview-
“Evolutionary Genomics of Rice: the Impact of Selection during Crop Domestication”
OLSEN, Kenneth M. (Washington University, St. Louis, USA)
09:45-10:25
“How Has Rice Lost the Seed Shattering Habitat during Domestication?”
IZAWA, Takeshi (National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Japan)
10:25-10:40
Coffee Break
10:40-11:20
“The Patterns of Nucleotide Polymorphism in the Domesticated Rice Genome”
CAICEDO, Ana L. (University of Massachusetts, USA)
11:20-12:00
“Domestication Selection in Action: Declined Reproductive Success of Captive-Bred Fish in the Wild”
ARAKI, Hitoshi (Oregon State University, USA)
12:00-12:20
General Discussion
12:20-13:20
Lunch
13:30-
Excursion
March 15 (Thu)
Session 5 Canalization, Robustness and Hidden Genetic Variation
09:00-09:45 -Overview-
“Canalization and Cryptic Genetic Variation in Drosophila”
Dworkin, Ian M. (North Carolina State University, USA)
09:45-10:25
“Population Genetics of Canalization and Hidden Genetic Variation”
HERMISSON, Joachim (University of Munich, Germany)
10:25-10:40
Coffee Break
10:40-11:20
“Identification and Characterization of Phenotypic Capacitors in Yeast”
SIEGAL, Mark L. (New York University, USA)
11:20-12:00
“The Hsp90 Capacitor, Developmental Remodeling and Evolution”
Rutherford, Suzannah L. (Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, USA)
12:00-13:00
Lunch
13:00-13:40
“Robustness and Evolution of Caenorhabditis Vulva Development”
FELIX, Marie-Anne (Institut Jacques Monod, CNRS - Universities of Paris 6&7, France)
13:40-14:00
General Discussion
14:00-14:45
Short Talks (7 minutes for each Posters / Even numbers x 6 Titles)
14:45-15:00
Coffee Break
15:00-16:30
Short Talks (7 minutes for each Posters / Even numbers x 12 Titles)
16:30-19:00
Poster Session (Even numbers)
19:00-21:00
Banquet
March 16 (Fri)
Session 6 Theory
09:00-9:45 -Overview-
“Adaptation and Genomics: Insights from Model Organisms”
AGUADE, Montserrat (Universitat de Barcelona, Spain)
09:45-10:25
“Analysis of Neanderthal Genomic DNA”
COOP, Graham M. (University of Chicago, USA)
10:25-10:40
Coffee Break
10:40-11:20
“Theoretical Studies on DNA Polymorphism: Effect of the Change in Population Size”
TAJIMA, Fumio (The University of Tokyo, Japan)
11:20-12:00
“Widespread Positive Selection in Synonymous Sites of Mammalian Genes”
RESCH, Alissa M. (National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), USA)
12:00-12:20
General Discussion
12:20-13:20
Lunch
Session 7 Coevolution
13:20-14:05
“The Evolutionary History of the Fig/Fig Wasp Mutualism”
MACHADO, Carlos A. (University of Arizona, USA)
14:05-14:45
“Community Heritability Measures the Evolutionary Consequences of Interspecific Indirect Genetic Effects on Community and Ecosystem Structure”
SHUSTER, Stephen M. (Northern Arizona University, USA)
14:45-15:00
Coffee Break
15:00-15:40
“Capsule-Transmitted Gut Symbiont in Plataspid Stinkbugs as a Model System for Studying Host-Symbiont Coevolution”
FUKATSU, Takema (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan)
15:40-16:20
“Unique Genetic Mechanisms of R-Gene Variation in Plants”
TIAN, Dacheng (Nanjing University, China)
16:20-16:40
General Discussion
16:40-17:00
Concluding Remarks
