Evolution 2009  University of Nebraska at Kearney  

Schedule of Events

Wednesday, September 2, 2009  

12:00 - 6:00 p.m.

Arrival/Registration at Ramanda Inn  

6:00 - 10:00 p.m.

Welcome BBQ and Mixer  
     
Thursday, September 3, 2009  

8:30 - 9:00 a.m.

Juice and coffee  

Plenary Session One

   

9:00 - 9:50 a.m.

Michael Kanost, Kansas State University
Evolution of the Innate Immunity in Insects

 

9:50 - 10:40 a.m.

Nick Matzke, University of California- Berkeley
Evolution of the Immune System

 

10:40 a.m.- 1:15 p.m.

Poster Session One  

12:15 - 1:15 p.m.

Lunch  
Plenary Session Two    

1:30 - 2:20 p.m.

Michael Purugganan, New York University
Evolution of Plant Development
 

2:20 - 3:10 p.m.

Brad Davidson, University of Arizona
Evolution of the Heart
 

3:30 - 5:00 p.m.

Poster Session Two  

5:00 - 6:00 p.m.

Mixer  

6:00 - 7:30 p.m.

Dinner  
Special Guest Speaker  

7:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Shannon Williamson, J. Craig Venter Institute
Decoding the Oceans Project
 
     
Friday, September 4, 2009  

8:30 - 9:00 a.m.

Juice and coffee  
Plenary Session Three    

9:00 - 9:50 a.m.

Rob Knight, University of Colorado
Evolution of the Genetic Code
 

9:50 - 10:40 a.m.

Scott Gilbert, Swarthmore College
Evolution of the Turtle Shell
 

10:40 - 12:15 p.m.

Poster Session Three  

12:15 - 1:15 p.m.

Lunch  
Plenary Session Four    

1:30 - 2:20 p.m.

Randy Moore, University of Minnesota
The Creationist Threat to Science Education
 

2:20 - 3:10 p.m.

Jack Horner, Montana State University
Evolution of the Dinosaurs
 
     
Saturday, September 5, 2009 - High School/College Teaching Evolution Workshop  

8:30 - 9:00 a.m.

Juice and coffee  

9:00 - 12:00 p.m.

Session One  

12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Lunch  

1:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Session Two  

 

Please support our participating vendors/sponsors:

New England Biolabs: biolabs

 

    Symposium organizer: ericsonb@unk.edu
    Contact webmaster: skinnerkm@unk.edu or carlsondj@unk.edu