SMBE Satellite Meeting on Modern Methods for the Study of Ancient DNA
SMBE Satellite Meeting on Modern Methods for the Study of Ancient DNA
Date: April 4-7, 2018
Location: Hotel Providence , Providence, RI
Hotel block lasts until: 3/8/2018. Reserve a room now using this booking weblink .
Abstract deadline: 3/5/2018 at 5 p.m. US Eastern Time.
Registration fee (includes all meals): $150 per person for trainees and $200 per person for faculty.
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Keynote Speakers
Josh Akey Princeton University
Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and the Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics
Sessions
Suggested topics include, but are not limited to:- Inference of demographic history with ancient DNA
- Revealing the purifying and positive effects of natural selection
- New discoveries in ancient human DNA sequence analysis
- Studies of ancient non-human samples
Local Arrangements
The conference will be held in Hotel Providence . You can make reservations for the conference using this booking weblink (which is recommended), or by calling the hotel directly at +1-800-861-8990.
The hotel block lasts until 3/8/2018.
The registration fee (which includes all meals) is $150 per person for trainees and $200 per person for faculty.
We will offer travel awards to multiple trainees (graduate students and postdocs), and encourage talk submissions from trainees and early-career faculty.
Note that income from a travel award or honoraria may be taxable. Check the IRS website for more details.
Co-Organizers
Sohini Ramachandran, PhD
- Associate Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
- Director, Center for Computational Molecular Biology
- Brown University
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Emilia Huerta-Sanchez, PhD
- Assistant Professor, School of Natural Sciences
- University of California, Merced
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