Presentations

 **//Recent Invited Presentations//**  **//•//**Changes in the environment and changes in expression: insight from oysters. USC Marine Environmental Biology Seminar Series. University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, February 2, 2010  **//•//**Functional genomic approaches to better understand shellfish-pathogen-environment interactions. American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting. Nashville, TN. September 1, 2009.

 **//•//**Genomic approaches in aquaculture research. pre-BIO 2009 Symposium; Opportunities for UW / University of Queensland Australia Collaboration, Seattle WA, May 14 2009 • Overview of Shellfish Activities at the University of Washington. USDA-WERA099: Broodstock Management, Genetics and Breeding Programs for Molluscan Shellfish. March 21, 2009. Savannah, GA

• Characterizing the response of //Vibrio tubiashii// to changes in environmental conditions: a funomic approach. National Shellfisheries Association Conference. March 23, 2009. Savannah, GA  **//•//**Analysis of genes isolated from plated hemocytes of the Pacific Oyster. National Shellfisheries Association Conference. March 24, 2009. Savannah, GA

 **//•//**Characterization of trout myostatin interacting proteins on primary muscle cells. Eighth International Congress on the Biology of Fish. Portland Oregon, July 29 2008

 **//•//**Immune response in shellfish. USGS Western Fisheries Research Center, Seattle WA. March 4, 2008

• Disease tolerance and immune response in oysters. Washington Resource Agencies: WA Department of Fish and Wildlife, WA Department of Natural Resources, and WA Department of Ecology. Olympia, WA. March 26, 2008 • Gene expression profiling and cellular characteristics of //Crassostrea virginica// hemocytes: evaluating interactions of physical stress and disease exposure. Aquaculture 2007, San Antonio, TX March 1, 2007

<span class="s4" style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Symbol; letter-spacing: 0px;">• Characterizing myostatin function in salmonids: examining post- translational processes and protein interactions. Aquaculture 2007, San Antonio, TX. February 28, 2007

<span style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'Times New Roman'; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="s4" style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Symbol; letter-spacing: 0px;">• The potential of genomics in aquaculture: current science. 2006 MIT Environmental Fellows Retreat. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Woods Hole, MA. November 3, 2006,

<span style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'Times New Roman'; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="s4" style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Symbol; letter-spacing: 0px;">• Genomic approaches in characterizing shellfish disease: interrelationships between animal, human and ecosystem health. Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, Annual Symposium: Marine and Aquatic Medicine & Conservation. North Grafton, MA. April 22, 2006

<span style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'Times New Roman'; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="s4" style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Symbol; letter-spacing: 0px;">• Characterization of differentially expressed genes from QPX: insight into possible virulence mechanisms. National Shellfisheries Association Annual Meeting, Monterey, CA. March 28, 2006

<span style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'Times New Roman'; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="s4" style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Symbol; letter-spacing: 0px;">• Overview and application of bay scallop genomics resources. National Shellfisheries Association Annual Meeting, Monterey, CA. March 27, 2006 <span style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal 'Times New Roman'; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="s4" style="font: normal normal normal 11px/normal Symbol; letter-spacing: 0px;">• Molecular physiology and genetic characterization of aquatic organisms. Institute for Science and Interdisciplinary Studies (ISIS) Fellows Program: Southern Connecticut State University, Woods Hole, MA. March 11, 2005