P1Plenary Webster Lecture Theatre |
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T1Comparative Genomics 1 Webster Lecture Theatre |
11:00 - 11:15 |
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P2Plenary Webster Lecture Theatre |
14:00 - 14:45 |
abstract The chicken genome: an evolutionary tool for the identification of functional elements in the vertebrate genome David W Burt |
14:45 - 15:30 |
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P3Catcheside Prize Webster Lecture Theatre |
18:00 - 18:05 |
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18:05 - 18:25 |
abstract An ENU screen for modifiers of epigenetic reprogramming reveals novel sex-specific and parental effects Marnie Blewitt |
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S1Student Webster Lecture Theatre |
18:25 - 18:40 |
abstract Testing estimates of genetic population structure: levels of confidence in population genetics Clare E Holleley |
18:40 - 18:55 |
abstract Devil Facial Tumour Disease: Lack of histocompatibility barriers explains the spread of a transmissible tumour Hannah V Siddle |
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18:55 - 19:10 |
abstract Characterisation of the beta-globin cluster and its flanking regions in the egg-laying monotreme, Ornithorhynchus anatinus (platypus) Vidushi S Patel |
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19:10 - 19:25 |
abstract Impact of Heavy-Metal Pollution on Sediment Microbial Community Diversity in an Urban Creek Carly P Tucker |
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19:25 - 19:40 |
abstract Insight into the limits of the Japanese encephalitis virus through a better understanding of the biodiversity of its mosquito vector. Stéphane Hemmerter |
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P4Plenary Webster Lecture Theatre |
09:00 - 09:45 |
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W1Comparative Genomics 2 Webster Lecture Theatre |
11:00 - 11:15 |
W2Phylogeography HR Carne Lecture Theatre |
11:00 - 11:15 |
abstract Unexpectedly ancient cryptic species and global oceanic dispersal in the smallest eukaryotes Jan Slapeta |
W3Bioinformatics Clunies Ross Lecture Theatre |
11:00 - 11:15 |
abstract Comparison of multiple sequence alignment methods, with implications for surveys of proteomic data Tanya Golubchik |
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11:15 - 11:30 |
abstract Meta-analysis of metagenomes: metabolic fingerprints of microbial and viral communities from eight environments. Elizabeth A Dinsdale |
11:15 - 11:30 |
abstract Mitochondrial and ribosomal DNA spacer evolution of the Southwest Pacific malaria vector Anopheles farauti s.s. reveals a complex demographic history and interesting concerted evolution. Nigel W Beebe |
11:15 - 11:30 |
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abstract The evolution of a novel mitochondrial genome structure in the cyst-forming nematodes Mark Dowton |
11:30 - 11:45 |
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11:45 - 12:00 |
abstract Evolution of segmented mitochondrial genomes in the lice of humans and other primates Renfu Shao |
11:45 - 12:00 |
abstract Phylogeography of the Amazonian Pencilfish Nannostomus unifasciatus (Lebiasinidae) Using Intron DNA Markers Mark J Sistrom |
11:45 - 12:00 |
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abstract Comparative phylogeography of two long-necked turtle species in the Murray-Darling Basin demonstrate how molecular data can answer ecological questions Kate Hodges |
12:00 - 12:15 |
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abstract Know your enemy – Detailed analysis of the the genome of the sheep blowfly, Lucilia cuprina Philip Batterham |
12:15 - 12:30 |
abstract Using ancient DNA to assess the phylogeography of European, Russian and North American brown bears (Ursus arctos). Sarah Bray |
12:15 - 12:30 |
abstract A grid of Oxford grids: a comparative genomics tool for Ensembl’s automatically annotated genomes Jonathan M. Usmar |
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12:30 - 12:45 |
12:30 - 12:45 |
abstract From populations to species: the influence of ecological and environmental factors on rainforest diversity Maurizio Rossetto |
12:30 - 12:45 |
abstract Modelling the Omics Network of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Using Visual Graph Mining David Cho Yau Fung |
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12:45 - 13:00 |
abstract Class I MHC genes in the tammar wallaby (Macropus eugenii) are dispersed throughout the genome Hannah V Siddle |
12:45 - 13:00 |
abstract Fine-scale phylogeographic structure in an Amazonian flooded-forest ecosystem: a multispecies comparative study Luciano B Beheregaray |
12:45 - 13:00 |
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W4Comparative Genomics 3 Webster Lecture Theatre |
14:00 - 14:15 |
W5Phylogeny HR Carne Lecture Theatre |
14:00 - 14:15 |
abstract Molecular markers for understanding the evolutionary and population genetics of the pest moth genus Helicoverpa Wee Tek Tay |
W6Functional Genomics 1 Clunies Ross Lecture Theatre |
14:00 - 14:15 |
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14:15 - 14:30 |
abstract DNA barcoding forensically and medically important Australian Chrysomya (Diptera: Calliphoridae) Leigh A Nelson |
14:15 - 14:30 |
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abstract The role of a new class of transcriptional activator in the response to nutrient limitation and programmed cell death Margaret E. Katz |
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14:45 - 15:00 |
abstract Opossum X Chromosome Sequence Reveals Steps In The Evolution Of The Human X And X Inactivation Matthew J Wakefield |
14:45 - 15:00 |
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abstract Screening For Porcine Endogenous Retrovirus Sequences Among Species Of The Family Suidae Fabrícia Nascimento |
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abstract Investigating the target sites of Phenylpyrazole insecticides in Drosophila melanogaster Emily J Remnant |
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15:30 - 15:45 |
abstract Generation and characterisation of resistance to neonicotinoids in Drosophila melanogaster Trent Perry |
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15:45 - 16:00 |
abstract Building a virtual genome using comparative genomics and limited genome sequencing Brian Paul Dalrymple |
15:45 - 16:00 |
abstract Challenging strategies in development of cost effective methods from collection and storage of blood samples to high-throughput DNA extraction Mohammad Reza Shariflou |
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P5Plenary Webster Lecture Theatre |
16:30 - 17:15 |
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17:15 - 18:00 |
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P6Plenary Webster Lecture Theatre |
09:00 - 09:45 |
abstract Creating complex antibiotic resistance gene regions; many resistance genes and many mechanisms Ruth M Hall |
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09:45 - 10:30 |
abstract Wolbachia-mediated life shortening of Aedes aegypti to reduce dengue transmission Scott O'Neill |
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Th1Population Genetics 1 Webster Lecture Theatre |
11:00 - 11:15 |
Th2Evolutionary Genetics HR Carne Lecture Theatre |
11:00 - 11:15 |
Th3Functional Genomics 2 Clunies Ross Lecture Theatre |
11:00 - 11:15 |
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11:15 - 11:30 |
abstract Molecular characterisation of Microsatellite DNA and EPIC DNA markers of the pest moth Helicoverpa armigera Wee Tek Tay |
11:15 - 11:30 |
11:15 - 11:30 |
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11:30 - 11:45 |
abstract Racial origin of commercial and feral honey bees (Apis mellifera) in Western Australia Nadine C Chapman |
11:30 - 11:45 |
11:30 - 11:45 |
abstract Investigation of the Immune Strategies for Survival in the Neonatal Tammar (Macropus eugenii). Kerry Daly |
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11:45 - 12:00 |
abstract Oceanic variability and coastal topography shape local genetic structure in a long-dispersing marine invertebrate Sam Banks |
11:45 - 12:00 |
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12:00 - 12:15 |
abstract Expression of Myostatin in Cattle Selected for High and Low Muscling and in High Muscling Cattle Heterozygous for a Myostatin loss of Function Mutation Grant Peter Parnell |
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12:15 - 12:30 |
abstract Population structure of the Giant Australian Cuttlefish - implications for the world's largest breeding aggregation of cephalopods Steve Donnellan |
12:15 - 12:30 |
abstract Did one of the lineages of Pediculus (lice) evolve on Homo neanderthalensis? Are the head lice and body lice of humans the same or different species? Natalie Leo |
12:15 - 12:30 |
abstract A novel role for Xist RNA in the formation of a repressive nuclear compartment into which genes are recruited when silenced. Julie Chaumeil |
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12:30 - 12:45 |
abstract Population Genetics and Breeding System of the Giant Gippsland Earthworm Megascolides australis Neil Murray |
12:30 - 12:45 |
12:30 - 12:45 |
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12:45 - 13:00 |
abstract Immunocontraception of mammalian wildlife: ecological and immunogenetic issues Desmond W Cooper |
12:45 - 13:00 |
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Pa-fPosters WP Young Room |
14:00 - 16:00 |
abstract Genetic structure of blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus) in the Southern Hemisphere Catherine Attard abstract Function and Regulation of the Drosophila melanogaster Cytochrome P450 gene Cyp12d1 Adrian Boey abstract A comparative genomics approach to identifying endosymbiont loci associated with early death in insects Jeremy C Brownlie abstract Investigating how a classic reproductive parasite might also act as a mutualist Jeremy C Brownlie abstract Understanding the nature of host adaptation for a common endosymbiont through comparative genomics Jeremy C Brownlie abstract Water colour and fish evolution: comparative phylogeography of fishes from the major rivers of Amazonia Georgina M Cooke abstract Classification of Expression Profiles based on Visual Graph Topology Analysis David Cho Yau Fung |
Pg-rPosters WP Young Room |
14:00 - 16:00 |
abstract The cyst-forming nematode, Globodera rostochiensis, has a multipartite mitochondrial genome Tracey Gibson abstract Differential evolution of classical and non-classical class I genes of the major histocompatibility complex among suids and peccaries Jaime Gongora abstract Functional characterisation of Cytochrome P450 functions in Drosophila melanogaster by genetic knockout and RNAi Thomas W. Harrop abstract Ankyrin Domain Proteins: Abundant, Variable And Useful In Understanding The Wolbachia-Insect Symbiosis Iñaki Iturbe-Ormaetxe abstract Biogeographic Patterns Across Three Tropical Butterfly Genera (Lepidoptera) In The Indo-Pacific Chris James Muller abstract The Unusual Mitochondrial Genome of the Potato-Cyst Nematode, Globodera rostochiensis Angelique Helena Riepsamen |
Ps-zPosters WP Young Room |
14:00 - 16:00 |
abstract Candidate gene identification by combining QTL mapping with bioinformatics Jennifer A Saleeba abstract Phylogeography, conservation genetics and management of estuary perch (Macquaria colonorum) Kim Shaddick abstract Inferring the Protein Domain Boundary of Discontinuous Domain Using DomainDiscovery and Inter-Residue Contact Interactions Abdur Rahman Sikder abstract Comparative Mapping And Analysis Of Breakpoint Regions Between Ovine And Bovine Chromosomes Using Radiation Hybrid Mapping Mini Singh abstract Mapping the X-linked angiotensin receptor 2 gene and X-Y pairing in cattle, sheep and goats Graham C Webb abstract Exploring the functional organization of eukaryotic genomes using Gene Ontology Rohan BH Williams abstract The influence of male development time on strength of Wolbachia-induced CI expression in Drosophila melanogaster Ryuichi Yamada |
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P7Plenary Webster Lecture Theatre |
16:30 - 17:15 |
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17:15 - 18:00 |
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P8Plenary Webster Lecture Theatre |
09:00 - 09:45 |
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09:45 - 10:30 |
abstract The majority of the genomes of complex organisms encode regulatory RNAs that control differentiation and development John S Mattick |
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F1Population Genetics 2 Webster Lecture Theatre |
11:00 - 11:15 |
abstract MEGMAR (Molecular Ecology Group for Marine Research): Understanding and predicting connectivity in the sea using codistributed population data sets Luciano B Beheregaray |
F2Conservation Genetics 1 HR Carne Lecture Theatre |
11:00 - 11:15 |
abstract Effects of an invasive toxic prey on the population genetics of a naïve native squamate predator: cane toads and goannas in the Northern Territory Thomas Madsen |
F3Mapping Clunies Ross Lecture Theatre |
11:00 - 11:15 |
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11:15 - 11:30 |
abstract Genetic Diversity in Laticaudid sea kraits : Is philopatry resulting in genetic divergence? Amanda Lane |
11:15 - 11:30 |
abstract Genetic variation in koalas on French Island and Kangaroo Island and the likely effect of contraception protocols on its retention Romane Cristescu |
11:15 - 11:30 |
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11:30 - 11:45 |
11:30 - 11:45 |
abstract Reduced MHC class II diversity in island compared to mainland populations of a threatened rock-wallaby (Petrogale lateralis lateralis) Robert A Mason |
11:30 - 11:45 |
abstract Towards a Comprehensive Genetic-Linkage Map for the Saltwater Crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) Lee Miles |
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11:45 - 12:00 |
11:45 - 12:00 |
abstract Genetic variation in translocated northern quoll (Dasyurus hallucatus) island populations. Maria J Cardoso |
11:45 - 12:00 |
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12:00 - 12:15 |
abstract A population genetic study of one of Australia’s most invasive fish species, the common carp (Cyprinus carpio), in the Murray-Darling River System Gwilym David Haynes |
12:00 - 12:15 |
abstract Bigger is not better: male reproductive success in a captive breeding program for the greater bilby (Macrotis lagotis) Emily J Miller |
12:00 - 12:15 |
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12:15 - 12:30 |
abstract Using linkage disequilibrium to estimate effective separation times for different worldwide human populations. John Sved |
12:15 - 12:30 |
abstract An evaluation of the reliability of estimating population abundance with faecal and hair DNA for the endangered species the Spotted-tailed Quoll (Dasyurus maculatus) Monica P Ruibal |
12:15 - 12:30 |
abstract A Comaprative Study Of The Abc-Family Transporter, ABCG2, As A Lactation Associated Candidate Gene Peter Williamson |
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12:30 - 12:45 |
abstract The Y chromosome as a tool in populations genetics and disease association studies Joanne Maree Lind |
12:30 - 12:45 |
12:30 - 12:45 |
abstract A Comparative And Integrative Genomics Approach For Identification Of Dairy QTL Candidate Genes Arun Jayappa |
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12:45 - 13:00 |
abstract Range Expansions, Rare Mutations And Novel Environments: Evolution In Progress? Lee Ann Rollins |
12:45 - 13:00 |
abstract Devil Facial Tumour Disease: cytogenetic clues to transmission and development Hannah Sarah Bender |
12:45 - 13:00 |
abstract Homozygosity mapping of an autosomal-recessive Rosai-Dorfman-like condition in Lebanese-Australian families using high-density SNP genotyping. Simon T Cliffe |
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F4Conservation Genetics 2 Webster Lecture Theatre |
14:00 - 14:15 |
abstract Dramatic Variations in Microbial Communities among Coral Reef Ecosystems Elizabeth A Dinsdale |
F5Adaptation HR Carne Lecture Theatre |
14:00 - 14:15 |
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14:15 - 14:30 |
abstract Pollen dispersal between planted populations and remnant native populations in a fragmented agricultural landscape Margaret Byrne |
14:15 - 14:30 |
abstract Linking field fitness with genetic polymorphisms under thermal selection in Drosophila Ary Hoffmann |
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14:30 - 14:45 |
abstract Plant Mating Systems And Assessing Population Persistence In Fragmented Landscapes David Coates |
14:30 - 14:45 |
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14:45 - 15:00 |
abstract Capturing maximum genetic diversity in a minimum sample size using molecular markers and ecogeographical data. Kioumars Ghamkhar |
14:45 - 15:00 |
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abstract Phylogeography of an endangered freshwater fish, Macquarie perch (Macquaria australasica) in Eastern Australia. Leanne K Faulks |
15:00 - 15:15 |
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abstract Genetic diversity in Murray cod (Maccullochella peelii peelii) across the Murray-Darling Basin. Meaghan L Rourke |
15:15 - 15:30 |
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15:45 - 16:00 |
abstract Marked genetic differentiation in short-beaked common dolphins subject to fisheries impacts in southern Australia Kerstin Bilgmann |
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P9Plenary Webster Lecture Theatre |
16:30 - 17:15 |
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