SICB Annual Meeting 2013 January 3-7, 2013 San Francisco, CA Symposium: Ecological Epigenetics Symposium Overview Phenotypic variation arises from interactions between environmental and genetic variation, and the emergence of such variation is, in part, mediated by epigenetic mechanisms: factors that modify gene expression but do not change the gene sequence, per se. Environmentally generated epigenetic […]

SICB Annual Meeting 2013 January 3-7, 2013 San Francisco, CA Symposium: Coping with uncertainty: Integrating physiology, behavior and evolutionary ecology in a changing world Organisms differ in the degree to which they are able to cope with unpredictable environmental perturbations. Some successfully manage challenges posed by uncertainty and fluctuating environmental conditions, while others are unable […]

SICB Annual Meeting 2013 January 3-7, 2013 San Francisco, CA Symposium: Assembling the Poriferan Tree of Life Sponges are almost certainly the oldest lineage of extant animals, and their phylogenetic affinities and interrelationships have proven difficult to resolve for a variety of reasons, including ancient divergences, simplicity of body organization and anatomical features, close microbial […]

SICB Annual Meeting 2013January 3-7, 2013 San Francisco, CAHilton San Francisco Union Square Teaching and Learning Roundtable: Vision and Change in Introductory Biology Bram Lutton The Educational Council will host its first annual “Teaching and Learning X” (TAL-X) roundtable discussion in San Francisco. The goal of these roundtables will be to take advantage of the […]

SICB Annual Meeting 2013January 3-7, 2013 San Francisco, CAHilton San Francisco Union Square Public Affairs Workshop — Beyond Public Outreach: Citizen Science Interested in involving the public while doing serious science? Worldwide, scientists are increasingly teaming up with volunteers to tackle tough and complicated questions. These collaborations provide scientists with access to larger datasets and […]

SICB Annual Meeting 2013January 3-7, 2013 San Francisco, CAHilton San Francisco Union Square WorkshopMacrophysiology Jonathon Stillman and Piero Calosi are organizing a one-day workshop on Macrophysiology in San Francisco during the day following the SICB meeting on Tuesday January 8, 2013. In brief, macrophysiology is the study of physiological rules that shape phenotypic diversity over […]

SICB Annual Meeting 2013January 3-7, 2013 San Francisco, CAHilton San Francisco Union Square The John A. Moore Lecture The Moore lecture will be given by Susan Rundell Singer, Laurence McKinley Gould Professor, at Carleton College. She pursues a career that integrates science and education. In addition to a PhD in biology from Rensselaer, she completed […]

SICB Annual Meeting 2013January 3-7, 2013 San Francisco, CAHilton San Francisco Union Square DPCB Workshop: Comparative methods in R Clinic The clinic will provide consultations with a comparative methods doctor to resolve questions or confusions about implementing comparative methods in R. We welcome questions of all levels, from “How do I read my tree into […]

SICB Annual Meeting 2013January 3-7, 2013 San Francisco, CAHilton San Francisco Union Square WorkshopGenomics for Non-Model organisms: Custom Microarray Development and Analysis Genomic-level analyses were once limited to only model-organisms, but due to advances in DNA sequencing technology the number and kinds of molecular analyses that can be applied to non-model organisms has greatly expanded […]

SICB Annual Meeting 2013January 3-7, 2013 San Francisco, CAHilton San Francisco Union Square Broadening Participation Workshops Effective presentation skills Friday Noon-1pm-Continental 2/3 The purpose of this workshop is to present students/postdocs/faculty with various strategies for effectively preparing and delivering scientific presentations. The workshop will consist of two parts. During the first half of the workshop, […]