Small Matters: Microbes and Their Role in Conservation
The Center for Biodiversity and Conservation’s Twelfth Annual Symposium
at the American Museum of Natural History
April 26 and 27, 2007
Symposium Agenda
Audio Archive
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DAY ONE
THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 2007
9:00 am
OPENING REMARKS
Ellen V. Futter, President, American Museum of Natural History
and Michael J. Novacek, Senior Vice President and Provost of Science, American Museum of Natural History
9:00 am – 12:30 pm
SESSION I: STANDING ON THE SHOULDERS OF THE TINY: DETECTING AND DESCRIBING MICROBIAL DIVERSITY
INTRODUCTION
Session Moderator: Susan Perkins, (Symposium Content Coordinator)
Assistant Curator, Invertebrate Zoology and Sackler Institute for Comparative Genomics, American Museum of Natural History
Bio / Podcast
KEYNOTE ADDRESS:
Laura Katz, Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Smith College
The Tree of Life And The Diversification of Eukaryotes[Video Archive]
Abstract / Podcast / Video
KEYNOTE ADDRESS:
David Relman, Associate Professor, Microbiology and Immunology, and Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Stanford University
It’s a Jungle in There: Microbial Diversity in the Human Body [Video Archive]
Abstract / Podcast / Video
COFFEE BREAK
Rachel Whitaker, Assistant Professor of Microbiology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Allopatric Origins of Microbial Species: Evolution of Genomic Diversity in Microbial Island Populations
Abstract / Podcast
James Tiedje, University Distinguished Professor and Director of the Center for Microbial Ecology, Michigan State University
Genomic Windows into Microbial Species
Abstract / Podcast
Brandan Bohannan, Associate Professor, Center for Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Oregon, Eugene
Microbial Macroecology: Patterns in the Distribution of Microbial Biodiversity
Abstract / Podcast
Mya Breitbart, Assistant Professor, College of Marine Science, University of South Florida
Diversity and Biogeography of Marine Viruses
Abstract / Podcast
12:30 pm
LUNCH BREAK
2:00 – 5:00 pm
SESSION II: CAN’T LIVE WITH ‘EM? DISEASES AND OTHER HARMFUL MICROBES — BUT ARE THEY A NECESSARY EVIL?
Session Moderator: Mark Siddall
, Associate Curator, Invertebrate Zoology and Sackler Institute for Comparative Genomics, American Museum of Natural History
Bio
KEYNOTE ADDRESS:
Andrew Dobson, Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University
The Role of Parasites and Pathogens in Food Webs [Video Archive]
Abstract / Podcast / Video
KEYNOTE ADDRESS:
Rita Colwell, Chairman, Canon US Life Sciences, Inc.; and Distinguished Professor, University of Maryland College Park and Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
Microbial Diversity, Biogeography, Climate, and Health [Video Archive]
Abstract / Podcast / Video
COFFEE BREAK
Patricia M. Glibert, Professor, Center for Environmental Science, University of Maryland
Harmful Algal Blooms – Increasing Prevalence of Microbial Toxins and Impacts
Abstract / Podcast
Richard Ostfeld, Senior Scientist, Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Biodiversity Loss and the Rise of Zoonotic Pathogens
Abstract / Podcast
Kurt O. Reinhart, Ecologist, Department of Biology, Indiana University
Plant-soil Biota Interactions and Plant Invasions
Abstract / Podcast
Kate Jones, Academic Fellow, Institute of Zoology, Zoological Society of London
Socio-economic and Environmental Drivers of Emerging Infectious Diseases in Humans
Abstract / Podcast
5:00 – 7:00 pm
THE MACK LIPKIN MAN AND NATURE SERIES RECEPTION AND POSTER SESSION
Hall of Northwest Coast Indians
7:00 – 8:30 pm
SAVE THE MICROBES, SAVE THE WORLD
THE FATE OF MICROBIAL LIFE ON A CHANGING PLANET
2007 MACK LIPKIN MAN AND NATURE SERIES PANEL DISCUSSION
LeFrak Theater
FREE ADMISSION
Moderator: Julie Burstein, Public Radio International and WNYC Radio
Rita Colwell, Distinguished University Professor, University of Maryland College Park and Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, and Chairman, Canon US Life Sciences, Inc.
Claire Fraser-Liggett, President and Director of the Institute for Genomic Research UNABLE TO ATTEND
James Staley, Professor of Microbiology at the University of Washington
Susan Perkins, (Symposium Content Coordinator) Assistant Curator, Invertebrate Zoology and Sackler Institute for Comparative Genomics, American Museum of Natural History
Podcast (Enter May 2007, and scroll down to May 2)
DAY TWO
FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 2007
9:00 – 10:45 am
SESSION III: CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT ‘EM? THE ROLE OF MICROBES IN THE SUSTAINABILITY OF LIFE ON EARTH
OPENING REMARKS
Eleanor Sterling, Director, Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, American Museum of Natural History
Session Moderator: Rob DeSalle, Curator, Invertebrate Zoology and Sackler Institute for Comparative Genomics, American Museum of Natural History
Bio
KEYNOTE ADDRESS:
Shahid Naeem, Professor of Ecology and Chair, Department of Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology, Columbia University
Of Microbes and Macrobes: Are Microorganisms Ecologically Different from their Plant and Animal Descendents? [Video Archive]
Abstract / Podcast / Video
KEYNOTE ADDRESS:
Peter Groffman, Senior Scientist, Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Microbes and Biogeochemical Processes: Dumb, Black-box Bioreactors in the Dirt? [Video Archive]
Abstract / Podcast / Video
KEYNOTE ADDRESS:
Edward F. Delong, Professor, Division of Biological Engineering and Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
A Sea of (Genomic) Change: Ecological and Evolutionary Dynamics in Planktonic Microbial Communities CANCLED
COFFEE BREAK
11:10 am – 3:10 pm
SESSION IV: THE INTERSECTION OF MICROBIOLOGY AND CONSERVATION: CASE STUDIES
Session Moderator: Felicity Arengo, Associate Director, Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, American Museum of Natural History
Bio
Marilyn J. Roossinck, Scientist, Plant Biology Division, The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation
The 5,000 Virus Genome Project: Using New Sequencing Technology to Answer Questions in Biodiversity and Ecology
Abstract / Podcast
Stephen J. Giovannoni, Pernot Professor, Department of Microbiology, Oregon State University
Lessons from Oligotrophs
Abstract / Podcast
Bitty A. Roy, Associate Professor, Center for Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Oregon, Eugene
The Direct and Indirect Effects of Parasites on Plant Community Restorations
Abstract / Podcast
12:25 pm
LUNCH BREAK
2:00 – 3:10 pm
SESSION IV continued
Diana Northup, Visiting Associate Professor of Biology, and Professor Emerita, Centennial Science and Engineering Library, University of New Mexico
Shedding New Light on a Dark Topic: The Microbial Wonderland of Caves
Abstract / Podcast
Forest Rohwer, Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, San Diego State University
Viruses, Microbes, and the Decline of Coral Reefs
Abstract / Podcast
Robert V. Miller, Regents Professor, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Oklahoma State University
Sex, Drugs, and Penguins: A Study of Antibiotic Resistance in Antarctica
Abstract / Podcast
COFFEE BREAK
3:35 – 5:00 pm
SESSION V: CAPSTONE PANEL DISCUSSION
George Amato (Moderator), Director, Sackler Institute for Comparative Genomics, American Museum of Natural History
Durland Fish, Professor of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, and Director, Center for EcoEpidemiology, Yale School of Medicine
Jessica L. Green, Assistant Professor, Yale School of Natural Sciences, University of California, Merced
Michele K. Nishiguchi, Associate Professor of Evolutionary Biology, Department of Biology, New Mexico State University
Paul Turner, Associate Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Yale University
Bess B. Ward, Chair, Department of Geosciences and William J. Sinclair Professor of Geosciences, Princeton University
Podcast
5:00 pm
Conference Adjourns
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