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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px"><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:inherit;color:#373737;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><a href="https://ucconservationgenomics.eeb.ucla.edu/workshops/">Workshop
in Conservation and Gene Expression</a>. </span></strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#373737"><br>
</span><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:inherit;color:#373737;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">September 19-23, 2016, Asilomar, CA</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#373737"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#373737">Genomic variation has been a recent focus in conservation of rare and endangered species. However,
the immediate response to environmental challenges will likely be determined by gene expression, which will constrain the efficacy of response and the likelihood of population persistence. Nonetheless, gene expression has been poorly studied in natural populations
facing environmental and anthropogenic threats. This 5-day workshop at Asilomar, a resort on the central California coast, will focus on providing an overview of the general approaches to studying gene expression as well as the molecular and analytical tools
needed to initiate and complete a field study. We will be oriented toward questions regarding the conservation of biodiversity, but the tools and approaches can be applied to a wide variety of questions. The topics covered will include: 1) RNA sampling, preservation,
extraction and quantification; 2) library construction and sequencing (RNA-Seq and reduced representation bisulphite sequencing (RRBS)); 3) filtering, quality control, mapping of reads to transcriptomes and genomes; and 4) statistical analysis, mixed linear
model, WGCNA, GO analysis, TOA and TCA (for whole blood samples) and other inference techniques; and 5) interpretation of results and functional analysis.<br>
</span><strong><i><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:inherit;color:#373737;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">See examples:</span></i></strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#373737"><br>
Charruau et al. (2016) Pervasive effects of aging on gene expression in wild wolves. Mol Biol Evol.<br>
Koch et al. (2016) The concerted impact of domestication and transposon insertions on methylation patterns between dogs and gray wolves. Mol Ecol.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#373737">The workshop will not be restricted to taxonomic groups; it will include examples from plants, invertebrates,
and vertebrates. Applications from University of California graduate and post-graduate community will receive higher priority as funding is partly due to a UC president’s office catalyst award. However, all applications will be considered. </span><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:inherit;color:#373737;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">There
will be some special fellowship support for UC students. The $600 registration includes housing and all meals. Please apply online below. Space will be limited to 25 students.</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#373737"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px"><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:inherit;color:#373737;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Lecturers (two talks from each on a research topic)</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#373737"><br>
Robert Wayne, Matteo Pellegrini, Steve Cole (UCLA), Beth Shapiro (UCSC), Jenny Tung (Duke U), Steve Palumbi (Stanford U), Bridgett vonHoldt (Princeton U), Zac Cheveron (U Montana) and Christina Richards (U South Florida).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px"><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:inherit;color:#373737;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Workshop Instructors</span></strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#373737"><br>
Rachel Johnson, Tiffany Armenta, Alice Mouton, Devaughn Fraser, Gabriela Pinto, Annabel Beichman, Adam Freedman, and Amanda Lee.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;vertical-align:baseline;outline:0px"><strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:inherit;color:#373737;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><a href="https://ucconservationgenomics.eeb.ucla.edu/workshops/">https://ucconservationgenomics.eeb.ucla.edu/workshops/</a></span></strong><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#373737"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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