GRADUATE FELLOWSHIPS: Ecological Genomics at Kansas State University
Multiple Graduate Fellowships AVAILABLE for admission in Fall 2008 to join the Ecological Genomics Institute (EGI) at Kansas State University. Research in the EGI works to link responses of living systems to environmental change at the genetic level. The overarching goal of this research initiative is to identify the genes that are involved in organismal responses to the environment. This Ecological Genomics Institute takes advantage of existing strengths at Kansas State University in genetics and genomics, ecology and evolutionary biology to answer cross-cutting questions that lie at the interface of genomics and ecology. This collaborative research effort crosses disciplines (genetics and ecology) and departments (Agronomy, Biology, Entomology, Plant Pathology, Computing and Information Science). In addition, the EGI takes advantage of experimental manipulations at the Konza Prairie Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) site. Research and education opportunities exist for Graduate Students to work towards an MS or PhD degree in this large collaborative and interdisciplinary effort. More information about the Kansas State University Ecological Genomics Institute research groups can be found at www.ksu.edu/ecogen. Twenty-eight faculty with interests spanning the diversity of disciplines within ecological genomics are involved in the Ecological Genomics Institute (see below). The deadline for applications is 15 January 2008. For application information, visit: www.k-state.edu/ecogen/recruit-GradStudentsApplication.html. Questions? Send an e-mail to Dr. Jeremy Marshall, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Ecological Genomics Faculty . Eduard Akhunov, Plant Pathology, Genomics of Adaptive Plasticity of Polyploids . Sue Brown, Division of Biology, Insect Genomics . Carolyn Ferguson, Division of Biology, Plant Evolutionary Genetics . Karen Garrett, Plant Pathology, Plant-Microbe Ecological Genomics . Michael Herman, Division of Biology, Nematode Community Ecological Genomics . Loretta Johnson, Division of Biology, Plant Genomics and Global Change . Ari Jumpponen Division of Biology, Host-Fungus Interaction Genomics . Srini Kambhampati, Entomology, Evolutionary Genetics and Genomics . David Margolies, Entomology, Genomics of Foraging Behavior . Jeremy Marshall, Entomology, Genomics/Proteomics of Speciation . Ted Morgan, Division of Biology, Evolutionary & Ecological Quantitative Genomics . Brett Sandercock, Division of Biology, Avian Population Demography and Genetics . Mike Smith, Entomology, Plant-Arthropod Genomic Interactions . Tim Todd, Plant Pathology, Nematode Community Ecological Genomics . Mark Ungerer, Division of Biology, Plant Evolutionary Genetics/Genomics . Steve Welch, Agronomy, Network Models and Natural Variation . Ruth Welti, Division of Biology, Lipidomics of plant stress . Anna Whitfield, Plant Pathology, Genomics of Virus-Vector Interactions . Samantha Wisely, Division of Biology, Population Genomics . Kun Yan Zhu, Entomology, Insect Toxicogenomics KSU is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and actively seeks diversity among its employees. Doris Merrill, Program Coordinator Ecological Genomics Institute Kansas State University, Division of Biology 116 Ackert Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506-4901 (785) 532-3482, [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.ksu.edu/ecogen
