We are happy to announce that fifth edition of this meeting will take place in Spring 2020 (unlike previous years when it was held in January). We will soon confirm the venue and dates, so stay tuned and enjoy the extra months to work on your cool popgen research before having to submit your abstract to wonderful #mexpopgen5!!
Final program #mexpopgen4*
Download the detailed program and abstracts here
9:00 – 9:30 Registration
9:30 – 11:30 Session I
Auditorium “Carlos Graef Fernández”, Amoxcalli
9:30 – 9:35 – Opening remarks Alicia Mastretta, CONABIO
9:35 – 10:20 “Genomics of sexuality in vertebrates” Diego Cortez Quezada, Center for Genomic Sciences UNAM
10:20 – 10:40 “New Digs: Revisiting Paleoanthropology in the Genome Editing Era” Keolu Fox, University of California, San Diego, USA.
10:40 – 11:00 “Genetic structure of Mexican population”. Juan Carlos Guevara López, ENAH, INMEGEN, Mexico.
Lightning talks 1
11:00 – 11:10 “Dissimilar evolutionary processes drive morphological and genetic differentiation across a subtropical fir species complex”. Jorge Cruz Nicolas, Institute of Ecology, UNAM, Mexico.
11:10 – 11:20 “Can Mexico City’s peripheral forest adapt to tropospheric ozone pollution?: Transcriptome analysis of the sacred fir (Abies religiosa) in a natural setting”. Verónica Reyes Galindo, Institute of Ecology, UNAM, Mexico.
11:20 – 11:30 “From microendemic to invasive species: evolutionary genomics, range changes, and fundamental niche of Trachemys turtles”. Ella Vázquez-Domínguez. Institute of Ecology, UNAM, Mexico.
11:30 – 12:00. Coffee break
12:00 – 13:45 Session II
12:00 – 12:45 “Comparative genomics of longevity in mammals”Araxi Urrutia Odabachian, University of Bath.
12:45 – 13:05 “Domestication of maize: the importance of wild relatives in assessing the center of origin”. Alejandra Moreno-Letelier, The Botanical Garden, Institute of Biology, UNAM, Mexico.
13:05 – 13:25 “Soil environment is a key driver of adaptation in Medicago truncatula: new insights from landscape genomics”. Jimena Guerrero, Centre d’Ecologie Fonctionelle et Evolutive, France.
Lightning talks 2
13:25 – 13:35 “Reticulate evolution and relaxed selection shaped the temperate to subtropical transition in Mexican firs”. Juan Pablo Jaramillo-Correa. Institute of Ecology, UNAM, Mexico
13:35 – 13:45 “Surveying pathogens in the oral cavity of Pre-Hispanic and Colonial individuals from Central Mexico through paleogenomics”. Miriam Bravo López, LIIGH-UNAM, Mexico.
13:45 – 14:45 Lunch
14:45 – 16:00 Posters&Postres” Session
Lobby of Conjunto Amoxcalli, School of Sciences
16:00 – 17:55 Session III
16:00 – 16:45 “Comparative population genomic inference of demography and selection” Alexander T. Xue. Simons Center for Quantitative Biology, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, USA.
Lightning talks 3
16:45 – 16:55 “Genomic perspectives on the Afro-Caribbean diaspora in the Lesser Antilles” . Maria A. Nieves Colón, Arizona State University, USA, LANGEBIO-CINVESTAV, Mexico.
16:55 – 17:05 “Anolis lizards, an interesting model for tropical forest fragmentation studies”. Sandra Itzel Vera Paz, Institute of Biology, UNAM, Mexico.
17:05 – 17:15 “Natural variation and regulation of ribosomal RNA genes”. Fernando A. Rabanal, Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology , Germany.
17:15 – 17:25 “Combining pairs of archaic and present-day samples to infer past demographic events”. Diego Ortega Del Vecchyo, LIIGH-UNAM, Mexico.
17:25 – 17:35 “Population structure, genomic diversity and phylogeographic patterns in the Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana)”. Sergio Nigenda-Morales, LANGEBIO-CINVESTAV, Mexico.
17:35 – 17:45 “Ancient Brazilian Genomics”. Diana Ivette Cruz-Dávalos, University of Lausanne, Switzerland.
17:45 – 17:55 “Relatedness and differentiation in arbitrary population structures”. Alejandro Ochoa. Duke University, USA.
*NB: The program is subject to changes
Pre-congress workshop: Hierarchical co-demographic inference with Multi-DICE R packagek
As part of #mexpopgen4 we are delighted to announce the following pre-congress workshop:
Title: Hierarchical co-demographic inference with Multi-DICE R package
Lista de espera / Waitlist #mexpopgen4
English – #mexpopgen4 January 11th 2019 @ CU UNAM, Mexico City
We are pleased to announce that the fourth edition of the Mexico Population Genomics Meeting (#mexpopgen4) will be held on January 11, 2019 at the School of Sciences at UNAM in beautiful Central University City Campus, a UNESCO’s World Heritage Site.
After three successful editions of mexpopgen, we invite the scientific community of Mexico with interest in the area of population genetics to meet once more in a relaxed and friendly environment to share the progress of their research
The event is open to the scientific community, but registration is mandatory as space is limited. The program will consist of three talk sessions and one poster session, followed by a networking activity. Those interested in presenting in either of the two modalities must indicate so in the registration sheet and submit an abstract using the online form.
The deadline for registration is January 4, 2019, though we usually reach capacity before the deadline, hence early registration is encouraged.
Organizing committee: Alicia Mastretta @AliciaMstt (CONABIO), Andrés Moreno @morestrada (LANGEBIO), Azalea Guerra UNAM), Idalia Rojas @yetze07 (UNAM), Karla Sandoval @lan_KarlaSM (LANGEBIO), María Ávila @paleogenomics (LIIGH) y Victor Acuña @gm_enah (ENAH).
Español – mexpopgen4 11 de enero 2018 @ Ciudad Universitaria CDMX
Nos complace anunciar que la cuarta edición del Mexico Population Genomics Meeting (#mexpopgen4) se llevará a cabo el 11 de enero de 2019 en la Facultad de Ciencias de la UNAM en la bella Ciudad Universitaria, Patrimonio de la Humanidad.
Después de tres exitosas ediciones previas, convocamos nuevamente a la comunidad científica de México con interés en el área de genética de poblaciones a reunirse en un ambiente relajado y ameno para compartir los avances de sus investigaciones.
El evento es abierto a la comunidad científica, pero el registro es obligatorio ya que el espacio es limitado. El programa consistirá en tres sesiones de charlas y una sesión de pósters, seguido de una actividad de socialización como ya es costumbre. Aquellos interesados en presentar en cualquiera de las dos modalidades deberán indicarlo en la hoja de registro y enviar un abstract usando el formulario en línea.
La fecha límite de registro es el viernes 4 de enero del 2019, aunque se recomienda registrarse con anticipación ya que en ediciones previas se ha llegado al límite de participantes antes de la fecha límite.
Comité organizador: Alicia Mastretta @AliciaMstt (CONABIO), Andrés Moreno @morestrada (LANGEBIO), Azalea Guerra UNAM), Idalia Rojas @yetze07 (UNAM), Karla Sandoval @lan_KarlaSM (LANGEBIO), María Ávila @paleogenomics (LIIGH) y Victor Acuña @gm_enah (ENAH).
Save the date! Aparta la fecha! #mexpopgen4
Tenemos el gusto de anunciar la fecha y lugar del próximo Mexico Population Genomics Meeting! La cuarta edición de este encuentro académico tendrá lugar en Ciudad Universitaria en la Ciudad de México el día 11 de enero de 2019. Pronto publicaremos más información, por lo pronto no olvides apartar la fecha en el calendario!
We are pleased to announce that we have set the date and venue for the next Mexico Population Genomics Meeting! The fourth edition of this one-day meeting will take place at University City UNAM campus in Mexico City on January 11th 2019. More info to follow shortly but don’t forget to mark your calendars in the mean time.
