COS 239 - Genetics And Molecular Techniques 1

Presentations:

• 8:00 AM – 8:15 AM PDT

  CANCELLED - Mutation load and adaptability to future climate change in two ptarmigan species
  

  Presenting Author: Patrik Rödin-Mörch – Uppsala University

  Coauthor: Theodore E. Squires – University of Akureyri and Uppsala University

  Coauthor: Jacob Höglund – Uppsala University

  Coauthor: Kristinn P. Magnússon – University of Akureyri and Icelandic Institute of Natural History
• 8:15 AM – 8:30 AM PDT

  Developing a treatment for Pseudogymnoascus destructans using RNA interference gene silencing
  

  Presenting Author: Jenny Urbina – Oregon State University

  Coauthor: Emily Dziedzic – Oregon State University

  Coauthor: Taal Levi – Oregon State University

  Coauthor: Tina Cheng – BCI

  Coauthor: Winifred F Frick – Bat Conservation International
• 8:30 AM – 8:45 AM PDT

  Fecal DNA metabarcoding reveals extensive marine resource utilization by coastal wolves in Southwest Alaska
  

  Presenting Author: Ellen Dymit – Oregon State University

  Coauthor: Kelsey Griffin – National Park Service

  Coauthor: Gretchen Roffler – Alaska Department of Fish & Game

  Coauthor: Taal Levi – Oregon State University
• 8:45 AM – 9:00 AM PDT

  Exploring the potential for oyster aquaculture to remediate biodiversity loss in oyster reef habitats using non-destructive environmental DNA sampling
  

  Presenting Author: Laura Givens – Division of Marine Science, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University

  Coauthor: Tom Schultz – Division of Marine Science, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University

  Coauthor: Brian Silliman – Duke University
• 9:00 AM – 9:15 AM PDT

  Influence Of Climate Change On drivers of Fecal Indicator Bacteria Dynamics And Microbial Sources Hot Spots In Mixed-Use Watersheds In Subtropical Aquatic Systems
  

  Presenting Author: Ronell Bridgemohan – University of Florida

  Coauthor: Matthew J. Deitch – University of Florida
• 9:15 AM – 9:30 AM PDT

  GT-seq for genetic monitoring: recovery planning for threatened ground squirrel
  

  Presenting Author: Molly Garrett – University of Idaho

  Coauthor: Soraia Barbosa – University of Idaho

  Coauthor: Stacey Nerkowski – University of Idaho

  Coauthor: Diane Evans Mack – Idaho Department of Fish and Game

  Coauthor: Courtney Conway – USGS, Idaho Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit

  Coauthor: Paul Hohenlohe, PhD – University of Idaho

  Coauthor: Lisette Waits, PhD – University of Idaho