Tiffany Lowe-Power, Assistant Professor, Dept Plant Pathology, UC Davis, presents "Ralstonia wilt pathogens have evolved to produce biomechanically unique biofilms that promote their rapid spread through plant xylem".
Ken Poss is James B. Duke Professor of Regenerative Biology and Head of the Duke Regeneration Center at Duke University. He received his B.A. in Biology from Carleton College in 1992, and his Ph.D. in Biology from MIT in 1998 for research with Susumu Tonegawa. Dr.
Jonathan Pritchard, Bing Professor of Population Studies, Departments of Genetics and Biology, Stanford University, presents "How selection, pleiotropy and chance shape what we discover in genome-wide association studies".
Dr. Pablo Gaete, Department of Physiology and Membrane Biology, presents "Unveiling the secrets behind ion conduction and molecule permeation in large-pore channels".
Alice Michel & Kirsten Sheehy, UC Davis, presents "Long-distance communication in gorillas; The role of dominance hierarchies in fission-fusion dynamics".
Dr. Hasan Khatib, The University of Wisconsin-Madison, presents "Inheritance Beyond DNA: Exploring the Impact of Environment on Epigenetic Modifications".