Day Three

Friday, 6 April 2001

American Museum of Natural History Kaufmann/Linder Theaters (77th Street Entrance)

Part IV
The Role of Expanding Technology in Conserving Biodiversity

9:00 a.m.
Moderator: Rob DeSalle, Curator, Division of Invertebrate Zoology, American Museum of Natural History
 

9:05 a.m.
Comparative Genomics and the Conservation of Biodiversity
Judith A. Blake, Research Scientist, Mouse Genome Informatics, The Jackson Laboratory
  

9:30 a.m.
Recent Advances in Cloning and its Application in Conservation Biology
Philip Damiani, Research Scientist, Advanced Cell Technology 		 

9:55 a.m.
Ecological and Evolutionary Issues Posed by Genetically Modified Fishes
Eric M. Hallerman, Associate Professor, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute
 

10:20 a.m.
Can Our Laws Accommodate the New Conservation Genetics?
Barbara A. Ruskin, Molecular Biologist, Patent Attorney and Associate, Fish & Neave, and Gerald J. Flattmann, Jr., Patent Attorney and Partner, Fish & Neave 		 

10:45 a.m.
Panel Discussion (Blake, Damiani, Flattmann, Hallerman, Ruskin)
 

Part V
The Future of Conservation Genetics

11:10 a.m.
Moderator: Eleanor Sterling, Director, Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, American Museum of Natural History
 

11:15 a.m.
The Value of Genetics in Conservation Biology: Past Success and Future Trajectories
Steve R. Palumbi, Professor of Biology and Curator of Invertebrates, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University
 

11:40 a.m.


Management of Diversity: A Landscape Approach
John Robinson, Senior Vice President and Director, International Conservation, Wildlife Conservation Society

 

12:05 p.m.
Lunch
 

1:20 p.m.
Conservation and Genome Resource Banking
Oliver A. Ryder, Kleberg Chair in Genetics, Center for Reproduction of Endangered Species, Zoological Society of San Diego
 

1:50 p.m.
Conservation Genetics Meets Ecology: Toward a More Integrated Approach
George Amato, Director for Conservation Genetics, Wildlife Conservation Society
 

2:15 p.m.
Panel Discussion (Amato, Palumbi, Robinson, Ryder) 		 

2:40 p.m.
The History and Purview of Conservation Genetics
John C. Avise, Professor of Genetics, University of Georgia		  

3:05 p.m.
Symposium Summary
Rob DeSalle, Curator, Division of Invertebrate Zoology, American Museum of Natural History 		 

3:30 p.m.
Concluding Remarks
George Amato, Director for Conservation Genetics, Wildlife Conservation Society, and
Eleanor Sterling, Director, Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, American Museum of Natural History 		 

4:00 p.m.


Adjourn

 

 
 

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