Epigenetics, Phenotypic Plasticity, and Insect Evolution: First Insights from an Emerging Field
Tuesday, November 15, 2011: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room D10, First Floor (Reno-Sparks Convention Center)
Organizers:
Amy L. Toth
Jennifer Brisson
4:25 PM
Allele-specific gene expression and epigenetics in the honey bee brain Jennifer M. Tsuruda, Purdue University; Miguel E. Arechavaleta-Velasco, Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agricolas y Pecuarias; Sarah D. Kocher, Harvard University; Phillip San Miguel, Purdue University; Rick Westerman, Purdue University; Carlos A. Robles-Rios, Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agricolas y Pecuarias; Christina M. Grozinger, Pennsylvania State University; Greg J. Hunt, Purdue University
4:50 PM
Genetics and epigenetics of major characteristics of sociality in the two ant species, Camponotus floridanus and Harpegnathos saltator Juergen Liebig, Arizona State University; Chaoyang Ye, University of Pennsylvania; Roberto Bonasio, New York University School of Medicine; Daniel F. Simola, University of Pennsylvania; Navdeep Mutti, Arizona State University; Guojie Zhang, BGI-Shenzhen; Steven Chen, New York University School of Medicine; Gregory Donahue, University of Pennsylvania; Hua Yan, New York University School of Medicine; Kaustubh Gokhale, Arizona State University; Shelley Berger, University of Pennsylvania; Danny Reinberg, New York University
