Evolutionary Biology and Human Health

8:30 a.m.

Opening remarks, AIBS President, Douglas Futuyma, State University of New York at Stony Brook
 

8:45 a.m.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Eric Green
National Human Genome Research Institute
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD

"Comparative Genome Sequencing: Using Evolution to Decode the Human Genome"
 

Session A: Infectious Diseases

9:30 a.m.

Edward Holmes
Department of Biology
Center for Infectious Disease Dynamics
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA

"The Evolution of Emerging Viruses"

10:15 a.m.

Coffee break and exhibits

10:45 a.m.

Rustom Antia
Department of Biology
Emory University
Atlanta, GA

"Modeling the Emergence of Infectious Diseases"

11:30 a.m.

Session A Discussion Session

Plenary Speakers Edward Holmes and Rustom Antia
Irene A. Eckstrand, National Institute of General Medical Sciences, National Institutes of Health
Diane Griffin, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Robert Fleischer, National Zoological Park, Smithsonian Institution

12:00 p.m.

Lunch break (on your own)

Special event: Diversity Luncheon (separate registration required; see meeting registration form) Speaker: Georgia M. Dunston, Director of Molecular Genetics, National Human Genome Center, Howard University, Washington DC

"Human Genome Variation in Human Identity and Health Disparities"

Discussion Group, 12:30 - 1:15pm: "Education at the National Evolutionary Synthesis Center" with Kristin Jenkins, NESCent, Durham, NC. Includes information on the NESCent conference, 23 - 26 May, "Evolution in Contemporary Human Populations: Medical, Genetic, and Behavior Implications"; Read: Press Release (PDF 20 KB)

1:30 p.m.

AIBS Awards

Print Media Award - Kenneth R Weiss and Usha Lee McFarling for "Altered Oceans"
Broadcast Media Award - David Baron for "Bioko's Endangered Monkeys"
Past-President's Award - Kent E. Holsinger, University of Connecticut
President's Citation Award - Niles Eldredge, American Museum of Natural History, New York
Education Award - Carol A. Brewer, University of Montana
Outstanding Service Award - William Murdoch, University of California, Santa Barbara
Distinguished Scientist Award - Simon A. Levin, Princeton University

Session B: Genes and Genomics

2:30 p.m.

Carlos Bustamante
Department of Biological Statistics and Computational Biology
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

"Computational Methods for Enabling Gene Mapping in Natural Populations and Domesticated Species"

3:15 p.m.

Coffee break and exhibits

3:30 p.m.

Douglas C. Wallace
Center for Molecular & Mitochondrial Medicine and Genetics, Biological Chemistry
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA

"A Mitochondrial Paradigm of Metabolic and Degenerative Diseases, Cancer and Aging: A Dawn for Evolutionary Medicine."

(Sponsored by the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology)

4:15 p.m.

Session B Discussion Session

Plenary Speakers Carlos Bustamante and Douglas Wallace
Stephen J. O'Brien, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health
Robert Fleischer, National Zoological Park, Smithsonian Institution
Adam Fagen, The National Academies

5:00 p.m.

Special Discussion Groups: Education and other topics

These three 5 - 6 pm sessions are free and open to the public

Session 1: "Speaking Science 2.0: The Road to 2008 and Beyond"
with Matthew Nisbet, School of Communication, American University
and Chris Mooney, Washington correspondent, Seed magazine

Session 2: "Why don't doctors learn evolution, and what can we do about it?"
Randolph Nesse, Evolution and Human Adaptation Program, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Kenna Shaw, American Society of Human Genetics
Joseph McInerney, National Coalition for Health Professional Education in Genetics

Session 3: "The Encyclopedia of Life: A Web Site for Every Species"
with James L. Edwards, Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Read: EOL Framework Distribution Draft (PDF 417 KB)

6:15-8:30 p.m.

Welcome reception, poster session, and exhibits
 

Session C: Human Adaptation and Malfunction

9:00 a.m.

Sarah Tishkoff
Department of Biology
University of Maryland
College Park, MD

"Genetic Variation and Adaptation in Africa: Implications for Human Evolution and Disease"

9:45 a.m.

Martin Nowak
Program for Evolutionary Dynamics
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA

"Evolutionary Dynamics of Cancer"

10:30 a.m.

Coffee break and exhibits

11:00 a.m.

Session C Discussion Session

Plenary Speakers Sarah Tishkoff and Martin Nowak
Jay Labov, National Academy of Sciences
Kenna Shaw, American Society of Human Genetics
Stephen J. O'Brien, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health

11:45 a.m.

ENDNOTE SPEAKER:

Randolph Nesse
Evolution and Human Adaptation Program
The University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI

"Evolutionary Medicine is Flowering. How can we help it set seed?"

12:30 p.m.

END OF MEETING