Vegetation Function Network supported by Australian Research Council and Landcare Research NZ
12. Gene function and expression in relation to ecology
First meeting was held on 15 Dec 2005; second meeting was held 26-27 June 2007

PARTICIPANTS MEETING 1
Peter Langridge - CEO Aust Centre for Plant Functional Genomics
Peter Lockhart - Molecular evolution in plants, Massey, NZ
German Spangenberg - Plant Biotechnology Centre, Agriculture Victoria,
Michael Gillings - integrons, Macquarie University
Mark Westoby - Macquarie, plant functional traits
Jason Bragg - U New Mexico
Ian Wright - Macquarie, plant functional traits

PARTICIPANTS MEETING 2
Peter Lockhart - Molecular evolution in plants, Massey, NZ
Michael Gillings - Integrons, Macquarie University
Paul Haynes - Australian Proteomics Analysis Facility
Melinda Smith - Yale University
Vaughan Symonds - Massey, NZ
Jennifer Tate - Massey, NZ
Claudia Voelckel - Wilson Centre for Mol Ecol and Evol, NZ
Hans Lambers - University of Western Australia, plant physiology
Mark Westoby - Macquarie University, plant functional traits
Ary Hoffmann - Centre for Environmental Stress and Adaptation Research
Tom Roberts - Macquarie University
Xinhua He - University of Tokyo
Leonie Whiffen - University of Sydney

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INVITATION TO EARLY CAREER RESEARCHERS
Scholarships are available to support travel to this meeting by Australian postgraduates and early career researchers who may consider writing a postdoc proposal that somehow bridges between ecology and gene function or expression. Email the Network including a brief (1-2 para) statement of your career situation and possible future plans, plus a CV and academic record.

The first meeting was a general discussion of possibilities. The second meeting will be targeted at drafting proposals that bridge between ecology and gene function or gene expression. On Tuesday 26th June there will be short talks from a variety of active researchers. This will flow on into discussions, and especially on Wednesday 27th June, to actually outlining possible proposals.

The Network will make some scholarships available to support participation in this meeting by postgrads or early career researchers who would be interested to draft proposals for postdocs or other research in Australia.

Last updated March 2007