XVI New England Molecular Evolutionary Biologists Meeting 2005 Poster titles
1)
Evolutionary genomics of a Z-linked sequence from emu and comparison to conspecific
autosomal sequences and homologs in chicken, mouse, and human
Daniel E. Janes and Scott V. Edwards. Harvard University
2)
Signature of a Primitive, Evolving Genetic Code in Ancient Conserved Proteins. Gregory P.
Fournier, J. Peter Gogarten. University of Connecticut
3)
Ancient Gene Transfer as a Phylogenetic Tool: Monophyly of Red Algae and Green Plants.
Jinling Huang, Johann Peter Gogarten. Department of Molecular and Cell Biology,
University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269
4)
A Nigeria-specific cluster of HIV-1 subtype G is sustained in full-length genomes
sequencing. Seema Thakore Meloni, Jean-Louis Sankalé, Georgina Odaibo*, David O.
Olaleye*, Phyllis J. Kanki. Harvard School of Public Health, Department of Immunology and
Infectious Diseases, Boston, MA, U.S.A.
5)
Varying Centromere Size and Composition within a Marsupial Subfamily: Cytogenetic and
Molecular Evaluation of Macropus Species (kangaroo and wallaby). Kira Bulazel, Gianni
Ferreri, Cushla Metcalfe, Mark DB Eldridge, Rachel O'Neill. Department of Molecular and
Cell Biology, University of Connecticut, Storrs CT
6)
Genetic and Environmental Factors Influencing Genome Complexity in Marine
Cyanobacteria. Jeffrey L. Blanchard1, and Jinghua Hu2.1Department of Microbiology,
University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
University of Massachusetts Amherst
7)
Mitochondrial DNA Hypervariable Region Variation in Connecticut Residents. Joshua A.
Suhl, Daniel T. Renstrom, Lu Li, Igor Ovchinnikov, Linda D. Strausbaugh. University of
Connecticut, Molecular and Cell Biology
8)
Exploring Genome Landscapes: Evolution of Proteins and Processing in Ciliates with
Extensively Fragmented Genomes. Rebecca A. Zufall, Casey McGrath, Laura A. Katz.
Smith College
9)
Speciation and invasive species in the Galápagos Islands. Manisha Sijapati, Sayantani
Bhattacharya and Andrea Sequeira. Wellesley College
10)
Testate Amoeba Phylogeny and the Eukaryotic 'Tree of Life'. Erika M. Barbero, Jessica
Grant, Elyse Lasser, Laura Parfrey, Laura A. Katz. Smith College
11)
Chloroplast haplotype diversity and phylogeography of Yucca brevifolia, the Joshua Tree.
Amy T Toulson, Robert B Merritt, Laura, A Katz. Smith College
12)
Evolution of Beta-lactam antibiotic resistance in wild populations of enteric bacteria. Emily E
Curd1, Caroline A Obert2, and Margaret A Riley1. 1Department of Organismic and
Evolutionary Biology, University of Massachusetts Amherst 2Department of Ecology and
Evolutionary Biology, Yale University
13)
Biogeography of marine ciliates Strombidium oculatum and S. stylifer. Frances E. Terry*,
Barbara Costas**, George McManus** and Laura A. Katz*. *Smith College, **University of
Connecticut
14)
Parametric Bootstrap Analyses of Bacterial 16SrRNA Mosaicism. Kaiyuan Shi, Sushma
Samala, Olga Zhaxybayeva, and Johann Peter Gogarten. University of Connecticut