E v o l D i r May 1, 2004 Month in Review Forward This listing is intended to aid researchers in population genetics and evolution. To add your name to the directory listing, to change anything regarding this listing or to complain please send me mail at [email protected]. Listing in this directory is neither limited nor censored and is solely to help scientists reach other members in the same field and to serve as a means of communication. Please do not add to the junk e-mail unless necessary. The nature of the messages should be “bulletin board” in nature, if there is a “discussion” style topic that you would like to post please send it to the USENET discussion groups. Instructions for the EvolDir are listed at the end of this message. / Forward .................................................................................................... 1 Conferences .................................................................................................2 GradStudentPositions . .10 Jobs ....................................................................................................... 15 Other ......................................................................................................24 PostDocs .................................................................................................. 41 WorkshopsCourses . 49 Instructions ................................................................................................54 Afterward ................................................................................................. 54 2 EvolDir May 1, 2004 Conferences Brisbane AncientDNA Jul12-17 2 . .2 RhodeIsland MicrobialEukaryotes June3 . 6 CornellU EGLME Apr24 2 . 2 RoscoffFrance HostParasite Sep4-8 . 7 Denmark SocialInsectEvol Sep2-6 . 3 StonyBrookU George C Williams Apr24 2 . 7 FortCollins SSBSSEASN Jun26-30 4 . .4 TiltonNH GordonTheoBiol Jun6-11 . 8 Harvard ErnstMayrCentenary May10 . .4 UAlaskaFairbanks SSB 2005 . .8 Krakow ESEB Aug15-20 2005 . 4 Valencia MEEGID Jul19-23 . 9 Marseille EvolBiol Sep22-24 3 . 6 NCStateU BruceWeir Jun5 . 6 Brisbane AncientDNA Jul12-17 2 CornellU EGLME Apr24 2 Deadline for Abstracts, April 9. Late registrations for participation accepted. The 7th International Conference on Ancient DNA and Associated Biomolecules is being held in Brisbane, Aus- CALL FOR PAPERS tralia from the 12th to the 17th of July 2004. This EGLME VIII conference brings together experts in the fields of genet- ics, microbiology, microscopy, biochemistry, human and Eighth Eastern Great Lakes Molecular Evolution Meet- other evolutionary biology, palaeontology, medicine, ing criminal and wildlife forensics. http://www.ars-grin.gov/gen/eglme Saturday, April If you would like to be a part of this conference DNA7 is 24, 2004 8:30am - 5:00pm now accepting abstracts for all sessions, including pop- G10 Biotechnology Building Cornell University Ithaca, ulation genetics, disease and forensics. Abstracts will NY be accepted until the 30th of April of 2004. The 2004 Eastern Great Lakes Molecular Evolution Submit your Abstract Now to ab- Meeting (EGLME VIII) will be held on Saturday, April [email protected] 24, 2004 in room G10 of the Biotechnology Building at For further information about the confer- Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. Registration, coffee, ence please visit the conference website at and poster setup will begin at 8:30 A.M., the first talk http://dna7.ansoc.uq.edu.au or e-mail en- at 9:30, with the meeting ending around 5 pm. [email protected] EGLME is a forum for faculty, postdocs, grad students, Regards Tamara Brown staff, and undergrads to share their work on molecu- lar evolution (broadly defined, including studies of the DNA7 Conference Committee Archaeological Science molecular evolutionary biology or molecular population Laboratory School of Social Science & School of genetics of any trait in any organism). In the inter- Biomedical Sciences The University of Queensland est of stimulating interaction and discussion among all Lab: (61)(07) 3365 7252 Mobile: (61) 0408 308 215 participants, there will not be concurrent sessions. (We e-mail: [email protected] anticipate 18 talks and 30-50 posters.) May 1, 2004 EvolDir 3 There is a link to the abstract submission form at the [email protected] voice (315) 787-2244 or EGLME VIII website (deadline: April 9, 2004). (607) 254-9244 fax (315) 787-2339 or (607) 254-9339 Talks will be selected from submitted abstracts, and Organizing Committee: Chip Aquadro, Angela Baldo, will be of 15 - 20 minutes duration. Selection will be Andy Clark, Steve Kresovich, Joanne Labate, Brian made by the organizing committee based on the sub- Lazzaro, Ross Macintyre, Heidi Schwaninger mitted abstract, with attention given to timeliness and general interest of the work. An effort will be made to have as many labs represented as possible. Individuals submitting requests to give talks will be informed by April 16, 2004 as to whether they have been selected to give a talk. Denmark SocialInsectEvol Sep2-6 Those not chosen for talks will be strongly encouraged to present a poster on their work. Posters will be avail- able all day, with a mid-day poster session set aside. Dear All, In addition, we are considering a computer software The closing symposium of the EU-funded research demonstration. If you have software relevant to the training network INSECTS (INtegrated Studies of the study of molecular evolution that you would like to EConomy of InsecT Societies) will be held in Helsing, demo, please email the organizers. Denmark, 2-6 September 2004. Registration: online at http://www.ars-grin.gov/gen/- This meeting is open to EVERYONE who is inter- eglme Registration Fee: None (and we anticipate lunch ested in social insects or the evolution of social systems, will be covered by sponsors as well) whether a not they are a member of the INSECTS net- Lunch (including a vegan option) will be available on work (This point was perhaps not emphasized enough site for all preregistered participants. There may or when the symposium was announced), and we hope to may not be a small fee for lunch, depending on spon- make it a key event for social insect research, partic- sorship. ularly in Europe, as well as emphasizing the parallels between social insects and other social systems. There is no charge for parking on the Cornell Ithaca campus on the weekend; however please do not park in The scientific program will include approximately 50 service or handicap spots unless you have the necessary talk slots (20 minutes each), the vast majority of which permit. are open to all participants. In addition there will be plenary talks by INSECTS group leaders (Johan Billen, Whether you plan to attend the meeting or simply want Koos Boomsma, J¨urgenHeinze, Graeme Jones, Laurent to stay on the mailing list, please complete the online Keller, Pekka Pamilo, Francis Ratnieks, Paul Schmid- registration form at the EGLME VIII website no later Hempel, Lotta Sundstr¨omand Stefano Turillazzi) and than April 9, 2004 at 5:00pm, Eastern time. invited speakers from outside the network (Those con- Please feel free to duplicate and distribute copies of firmed so far are Eric Bonabeau and Stuart West). this notice to anyone interested in attending the meet- Registration for the meeting opened on the 1 April ing, particularly students and faculty who are new to 2004, and is via the symposium web site: these meetings or to the field of molecular evolution. http://www.zi.ku.dk/eunet/helsingor/index.html The A schedule and additional details on the meeting will be closing date for abstract submission is 1 June 2004, and available online no later than April 16th at the EGLME the final deadline for registration is 25 June 2004. VIII website. The cost of the meeting is DKK 4400 per person, which Links to information about travelling to Ithaca, maps covers all costs including registration, conference ma- of the Cornell campus, and links to descriptions of re- terials, accommodation, all food for the meeting, the search and educational activities at the USDA-ARS symposium banquet and a half-day excursion to the Plant Genetic Resources Unit in Geneva, NY and Cor- royal castles of Frederiksborg and Fredensborg. nell University can also be found on the EGLME VIII website. For more details, and to register, please see the sympo- sium web site: For general questions, please contact: http://www.zi.ku.dk/eunet/helsingor/index.html The Sharon Walburn first announcement of the meeting can be downloaded as a colour PDF poster from the web site, and a similar 4 EvolDir May 1, 2004 poster of the second announcement should be available in the next few days. If you would like any additional information about the meeting, please contact [email protected]. If you would like to receive priority information on the sympo- Harvard ErnstMayrCentenary sium, please consider joining the INSECTSmail mailing May10 list (details available at http://www.zi.ku.dk/eunet/- index.html and from the symposium web site), which you can do by simply sending an e-mail message to IN- Ernst Mayr Centenary at Harvard’s Museum of Com- [email protected] asking to join. parative Zoology - David Nash – On behalf of the Museum of Comparative Zoology ———————————David Nash——————— (MCZ) at Harvard University, I am pleased to invite ———– you to a public celebration of Professor Emeritus Ernst Dept. of Population Biology,Institute of Biology, Mayr’s 100th birthday at the MCZ on Monday, May 10, University of Copenhagen Universitetsparken 15, 2004. This all-day event will