As in previous years, ConGen2018 will be offering an Open Science Lecture Series on the Conservation Genetics of the endangered species. These lectures are targeted to the general audience that are genuinely interested in the science of conservation. The open lectures will start at 8 pm daily on weekdays between August 20 – 30, 2018. We will be updating you on the schedule, so if you are interested in attending one of these lectures, please bookmark this page and come back later.
SPEAKERS
Cindy Harper
Veterinary Genetics Laboratory at the Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria at Onderstepoor, SOUTH AFRICA
Oliver Ryder
Director of Genetics and Kleberg Chair of San Diego Zoo’s Institute for Conservation Research, CALIFORNIA, USA
C. Scott Baker
Professor and Associate Director, Marine Mammal Institute, Oregon State University, OREGON, USA
Robert Wayne
Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, College of Life Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, CALIFORNIA, USA
David E. Wildt
Senior Scientist and Head, Center for Species Survival, Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Genetics Institute, Washington, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, USA
Alfred L. Roca
Associate Professor, Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, ILLINOIS, USA
Luo Shu Jin
Principal Investigator, School of Life Sciences, Peking-Tsinghua Center for Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, CHINA
Stephen J O’Brien
Chief Scientific Officer at the Theodosius Dobzhansky Center for Genome Bioinformatics , St. Petersburg State University, RUSSIA