Evolution from molecules to organisms

9:00 David Stern, EEB "The problem of variation"

9:20 Laura Landweber, EEB "Genetic diversity in microbial eukaryotes"

9:40 John Bonner, EEB "Slime molds and a neutral phenotype theory"

10:00 Peter and Rosemary Grant, EEB "Evolution in Darwin's Finches"

Evolution in the chemostat and in theoretical populations

10:40 Maitreya Dunham, Genomics "Genomic analysis of experimental evolution of yeasts"

11:00 Matt Brauer, Botstein lab "Genomic Approaches to Mapping Evolved Traits"

11:20 Saeed Tavazoie, Molecular Biology"Evolution in biological networks"

11:40 Jonathan Dushoff, Levin lab, EEB "Individual-level selection and community-level pattern"

1:00 RonWeiss, Electrical Engineering " Rational design and evolution of synthetic multicellular systems"

1:20 Addison Ault, Broach Lab, Molecular Biology "Creation of chemical sensors using directed evolution in yeast"

1:40 Georgios Skretas, Wood lab, ChemE "Evolution of Alosteric Protein Switches and Biosensors"

2:00 Michael Hecht, Chemistry "Beyond the Proteome: Novel Proteins from Designed Combinatorial Libraries"

2:20 Harlan Robins, Institute for Advanced Study"Tissue Specific Codon Usage in Human Genes"

Earth's history and biodiversity

3 Gerta Keller, Geology "Evolution and Catastrophes in Earth's History: Lessons from the Past"

3:20 Tullis Onstott, Geology "The slow pace of microbial life in middle-earth"

3:40 Chuck Dismukes, Chemistry "The Big Green Bang: Origin and Evolution of Oxygen Production from Water by Photosynthetic Organisms"

4:00 Alan Mann, Anthropology "The notion of progress in human evolution"

4:30 Reception, Icahn