Nancy A. Moran

The last 3 decades have seen a dramatic increase in understanding of how symbiotic interactions have shaped the evolution of life from its earliest stages. Much of this increase is due to novel methods in genomics and related technologies. But progress can also be traced to the diversity of approaches adopted by the symbiosis research community, including field studies, development of experimental laboratory models, and advanced microscopy methods.  

This interdisciplinary symposium will span topics related to animal-microbe symbiosis and its consequences for evolution of both host and symbiont. Most talks will be given by former members of the laboratories of Nancy Moran or Howard Ochman, now in institutions around the US and in Europe and Asia. The symposium will allow ample time for discussion, potentially enabling participants to initiate new collaborations.