tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75771507330894382122024-03-08T08:06:31.946-05:00NYC Gathering on Evolution & Microbesa monthly symposium in NYC of scientists interested in microbes and evolutionsergios-orestis kolokotronishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05492639186814501804noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577150733089438212.post-4042089551606670292010-05-09T20:04:00.003-04:002010-05-09T20:12:02.707-04:00May 12th, NYC Microbial Evolution Group<ul><li>Howard Shuman PhD <i> </i>(Columbia University): <i>The surprising origin and perplexing functions of Legionella virulence determinants.<br /></i></li></ul><br />Wednesday 12 May 5-6pm. If you do not have access to the 5th floor of the AMNH, please <a href="mailto:pjp23@columbia.edu">RSVP to Paul</a> and plan to be at the 1st floor, CPW entrance at 4:45pm.Planethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03638321222613196259noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577150733089438212.post-981539290733864382009-12-03T20:20:00.001-05:002009-12-03T20:21:21.654-05:003rd nyc monthly gathering on evolution and microbes<ul><li>Gordon Plague (Fordham): <i>Experimental evolution of bacterial pathogens</i>.</li>
<li>Thomas Templeton (Weill Cornell): <i>A genome sequence survey for </i>Ascogregarina taiwanensis <i>supports evolutionary affiliation, but metabolic diversity between a gregarine and </i>Cryptosporidium.</li>
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Tuesday 15 December 5-6pm. If you do not have access to the 5th floor of the AMNH, please <a href="mailto:perkins@amnh.org">RSVP to Susan</a> and plan to be at the 77th Street entrance at 4:45pm.sergios-orestis kolokotronishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05492639186814501804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577150733089438212.post-32105204621255527512009-11-12T12:42:00.002-05:002009-11-13T00:59:43.471-05:002nd NYC monthly gathering on microbes and evolution<ul><li>Apurva Narechania (AMNH): <i>Next Generation Sequencing as an alternative to DNA-DNA Hybridization in microbial species assignment</i>.</li>
<li>Shehre-Banoo Malik (NYU Medical Parasitology): <i>Phylogeny, paraphyly and sex in trichomonads</i>.</li>
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Tuesday 17 November 5-6pm. If you do not have access to the 5th floor of the AMNH, please <a href="mailto:perkins@amnh.org">RSVP to Susan</a> and plan to be at the 77th Street entrance at 4:50pm.sergios-orestis kolokotronishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05492639186814501804noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7577150733089438212.post-12281719754993828682009-09-09T18:28:00.004-04:002009-11-12T12:37:37.726-05:001st NYC monthly gathering on microbes and evolutionWelcome to the first NYC gathering of scientists working in the general area of microbes and evolution.<br />
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when: Tuesday, October 20, 5pm<br />
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where: American Museum of Natural History, Graduate School Seminar Room, floor 5<br />
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speakers:<br />
<ul><li>Sandeep Kishore (Weill Cornell Medical College): <i>A Tale at the Tail: expanding RNA polymerase II tails in primate malaria parasites feature a domain only otherwise seen in mammalian polymerases.</i></li>
<li>Paul Planet (Columbia University Children's Hospital) - <i>Ready made resistance: evolution of resistance to interferon therapy in the hepatitis C virus.</i></li>
</ul>If you do not have access to the 5th floor or the AMNH, please <a href="mailto:perkins@amnh.org">RSVP to Susan Perkins</a> and then plan on being at the 77th Street entrance at 4:45pm to meet with Susan.sergios-orestis kolokotronishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05492639186814501804noreply@blogger.com1