2009 FIBR Workshop Scientific Session Agenda

Monday, 3 August: - Field trip to Yellowstone National Park

We will provide transportation and box lunches for this trip. Dinner will be picked up at "Outlaw Pizza" in Gardiner, MT on the return trip from the park.

Monday, 3 August: - Field trip to Yellowstone National Park

7:45 AM Bus pickup at Hannon Hall

8:00 AM Bus pickup at the Magnuson City Center Motor Inn (507 W. Main St.)

8:10 AM Bus departs for Yellowstone

It would be best if you had breakfast before the trip. There are coffee shops in the MSU Student Union (SUB) near Hannon Hall and just west of the Motor Inn. We will also make a bathroom/coffee stop at Big Sky, MT en route to YNP. We will provide transportation and box lunches for this trip. Dinner will be picked up at "Outlaw Pizza" in Gardiner, MT on the return trip from the park. Watch the weather and be prepared for sun, rain, snow or whatever the forecast calls for.

9-10:00 PM Return to Bozeman with drop offs in reverse order

Tuesday, 4 August: - Scientific sessions

8:00 - 8:50: Breakfast and coffee available, gathering to set up posters in SUB Ballroom C.

Name tags will be available outside Ballroom D. If you cannot find your name tag, you should visit MSU Conference Services (Room 223E) and pay the registration fee.

8:50: Welcome and Introductions, all talks will be in SUB Room 235.

9:00 - 10:15: Session 1:

Hot Spring Mats as Models of Microbial Community Composition, Structure and Function

• Patterning of Diversity Distribution and Ecophysiology (Dave Ward)
• Microsensor Analysis of Environmental Gradients and Activities (Michael Kühl)

10:15 - 11:15: BREAK and poster viewing

11:00 - 12:30: Session 2:

Metagenomic Characterization of the Mat Community

• Composition of Metagenomes (Chris Klatt, Jason Wood, Doug Rusch)
• CRISPRS (Devaki Bhaya, John Heidelberg)

Catered lunch, 12:30 - 1:30

1:30 - 2:45: Session 3, and others:

Comparative Genomics to Assess Diversity of Closely Related Synechococcus spp. from the Mat Community(Devaki Bhaya)

Genomic and Physiological Analyses of Anoxygenic Phototrophic Isolates Relevant to the Mat Community(Don Bryant)

2:45 - 3:45: BREAK and poster viewing

3:45 - 5:00: Session 4

Species and Speciation (Fred Cohan)

• Many Species Concepts
• Predictions of Theory

5:00 - 6:00: Poster viewing, Hors D'oeuvres, time to Refresh!

6:00: Dinner catered in SUB ballroom D.

7:00 - 9:00: Poster session in SUB ballroom D

Wednesday, 5 August: - Scientific sessions

8:00 - 9:00: Breakfast snacks and coffee available, poster viewing and discussion.

Sign up for rides to Hyalite Picnic.

9:00 - 10:15: Session 5:

Population Genetics Analyses of Mat Community Members

• Evolutionary Simulation for Species Prediction (Fred Cohan)
• Single- and Multi-locus Analyses of Synechococcus Species (Mel Melendrez)

10:15 - 11:15: BREAK and poster viewing

11:15 - 12:30: Session 6:

• Validating Predicted Synechococcus Species (Eric Becraft)
• Physical Realities of the Mat Environment and Modeling Speciation (Shane Nowack, Isaac Klapper)

Catered lunch, 12:30 - 1:30

1:30 - 2:45: Session 7:

Linking Mat Species Composition and Function

• Synechococcus N2 fixation, phosphate stress and carbon metabolism (Devaki Bhaya and Sheila Jensen)
• Anoxygenic phototroph gene expression (Don Bryant)
• Metaproteomics (Laurey Steinke)

2:45 - 3:45: BREAK and poster viewing

3:45 - 5:00: Session 8: Panel Discussion, with whole group participation encouraged:

Do Species Matter in Microbial Communities? (Dave Ward, moderator)

5:00 Poster take down and transportation to Hyalite Picnic

Evening social: Picnic at Hyalite Reservoir!

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